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Professionalism
With Results
Operating as a full service general practice Law Firm which
handles criminal & civil matters with an emphasis on:
Family Law
Criminal Defense
Drunk Driving (D.U.I.)
Accident & Personal Injury
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Real Estate
Bankruptcy
Workers Compensation
Social Security Disability
Atty. Michelle L. Guarneri
Michelle L. Guarneri
ATTORNEYAT LAW
48 S. Main St. Penn Park Bldg.
Suite 506 Pittston
654-4626
defend their title. Friendly Sons
member Bob Calpin will be on
hand with golf tips at the start of
the tournament. Proceeds from
the event benefit the Greater
Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Pa-
trick Scholarship Program.
Laflin Library
The Laflin Public Librarys
fall hours will begin on Tuesday,
August 30. The library will be
open Tuesday through Friday
3:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. and
Saturday 9:00 a.m. until 1:00
p.m. In observance of Labor Day
the library will be closed on Fri-
day, September 2 and Saturday,
September 3 and will re-open on
Tuesday, September 6.
The Laflin Public Library is
located at 47 Laflin Road, Laflin.
Phone number is 654-3323 or
visit on the web at www.laflinli-
brary.org.
Pittston Library
An adult Fall Wreath Class for
beginners will take place on
Monday, September 12, at 6 p.m.
A fee of $15.00 will cover the
cost of the materials and will be
payable with your reservation.
Story time at the library starts
the week of September 19 and
runs until the week of October
26.Toddler age 18 months up to
three years will meet on Tues-
days at 10:00amor Wednesday at
1:30 p.m. Preschool Story time
will meet on Tuesdays at 1:30
p.m. Pre-register by calling the
library 655-9565 or visit the li-
brary.
Books and Bagels - Come to
the library for bagels, coffee and
a lively discussion about the
book Water for Elephants by
Sara Gruen. Pickupyour copyof
the book as well as a readers
guide this week.
The crochet club will meet on
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to noon and
Thursday from 6 to 7:45 p.m.
Participants bring their own sup-
plies (crochet hook and yarn)
and learn to make simple pro-
jects. Open to ages 12 and up.
Call or stop by the library to reg-
ister.
The Friends will sponsor a fall
festival which will include a
book sale, bake sale and flea
market on Saturday, September
17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the
grounds of the library. If you
would like to be a vendor for this
event please stop by the library
for a registration form. Spaces
are just $5.00 each
Pittston Area Memorial Li-
brary is located at 47 Broad St.,
Pittston. Hours are Mondays and
Thursdays, 12 Noon to 8 p.m.;
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays,
9 a.m. to 1p.m. Phone number is
654-9565, or visit us on the Web
at www.pittstonlibrary.com
Clinic Golf Tourney
Recently, a newly formed
group of people calling them-
selves Friends of the Care and
ConcernFree HealthClinic met
to plan the 1st Care and Concern
Free Health Clinic Golf Tourna-
ment. The event will take place
on Friday, September 23, at
Emanon Country Club, Falls,
and will feature a Captain and
Crew format. Registration is at
11:15 with a shot gun start at
12:30.
Registration for a foursome is
$340 or $85 for individuals and
includes lunch, dinner, awards
and prizes. Corporate sponsors
are available at $300 and hole
sponsors are $100 and will be
recognized in the dinner pro-
gram.
The Care and Concern Free
Health Clinic is under the aus-
pices of St. John the Evangelist
Parish and is located in the for-
mer Seton Catholic High School
building in Pittston.
The Clinic is staffedbyover 70
volunteers who give freely of
their time and expertise. On any
given Wednesday, over 15 volun-
teers gather, some coming
straight fro work to offer assist-
ance to people who are unin-
sured or underinsured from all
walks of life.
Since opening almost four
years ago, the Clinic has served
over 3,800 patient visits and is
opened every Wednesday eve-
ning to provide free medical,
dental, counseling and pharma-
ceutical care for those in need.
The Clinic relies on donations
and fundraisers to provide need-
ed lab and diagnostic services to
its patients. Support from this
tournament will greatly assist
the Clinic in meeting these
needs.
Farmer Vouchers
The Area Agency on Aging of
Luzerne/Wyoming Counties re-
minds the recipients of the 2011
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
Programvouchers that they have
until November 30, 2011 to re-
deem them. These vouchers can
only be used to purchase locally
grown fresh fruits & vegetables
at the Farmers Market stands that
are participants of the Dept. of
Agricultures SFMNP; baked
goods, eat, jam, honey, apple ci-
der or eggs are not allowable for
purchase with these vouchers.
For further information, con-
tact Rhonda Adams at 822-1158
Ext. 3337.
Jenkins Class of 1951
The Jenkins Township Class
of 51is planning their 60th class
reunion. They are looking for
anyone who might know the ad-
dress of Teresa Benkoski. If you
have that information, please
contact Eileen at 655-1555.
Pittston Twp. Tax Bills
Rita Timonte, Pittston Town-
ship Tax Collector has an-
nounced Pittston Area School
tax bills have been mailed. Taxes
are at rebate value until Septem-
ber 19. Office hours are Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday 5:30 to
8 p.m. All tax bills are sent to the
homeowner. If you have an
escrow account, please forward
your tax bill to the mortgage
holder. Anyone not receiving a
tax bill, please call the tax office.
Anyone needing a special ap-
pointment call 654-8807. Post-
mark accepted on all payments.
Public Theatre
Scranton Public Theatre pre-
sents professional actress Agnes
Cummings starring in Dan Gog-
gins Sister Robert Annes Cab-
aret Class on September 1, 2, 3
at 8:15 p.m. at Olde Brick Theat-
re, Rear, 128 West Market Street,
Scranton. Tickets are $15.00;
reservations: (570) 344-3656.
Lithuanian Women
The LithuanianWomens Club
of Wyoming Valley will meet on
Tuesday, August 30 at Boscovs
for Lunch at Noon followed by
Business Meeting at 1:00. Presi-
dent Martha Warnagiris invites
all members toattendandbringa
guest.
Round Table
Chris Heisey will present his
program on Photographing the
Civil War Battlefield for the
Wyoming Valley Civil War
Round Table meeting to be held
on September 8 at 7 p.m. in the
lower level of the Daddow-
Isaacs American Legion, 730
Memoriam Highway, Dallas. A
native Pennsylvanian having
grown up near Gettysburg, Hei-
sey has traveled the country the
past 20 years gathering images at
more than 350 hallowed Amer-
icanbattlefields. He has received
numerous awards for his imag-
ery including several national
merit citations and a Photo of the
Century award. His work graces
numerous places in the Visitor
Center at Gettysburg National
Military Park. Any questions
please call Pete 639-1283. Ev-
eryone is welcome.
Hiking Club
Susquehanna Trailers Hiking
Club events:
Sunday, September 4- Bear
Mountain-Storm King Moun-
tain. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at park
and ride on route 315 in Dupont.
Leave at 9 a.m. bring lunch and
water. Contract Sue Eckhart
283-1312.
Sunday, September 11 - Club
Picnic
Sunday, September 18 -
Prompton Dam State Park -
Meet 10:45 a.m. at park and ride
route 315 in Dupont. Leave at 11
a.m. bring lunch and water. Con-
tact Rich McNulty 825-7200
Sunday, September 26 - Angel
Falls and Kettle Creek. Meet at
9:45 a.m. Dallas Shopping Cen-
ter, leave10a.m. Bringlunchand
water. Contact Bob Boettger at
346-8010.
Master Gardeners
Penn State Cooperative Exten-
sion Luzerne County is now ac-
cepting applications for the 2011
Master Gardener training pro-
gram. This programconsists of a
volunteer training course de-
signed to provide experienced
home gardeners with informa-
tion and skills necessary to share
their experience and knowledge
with others. The training pro-
gram will be held on Saturdays,
September 17, October 1, 8, 15,
29, and November 5, 2011, 9:00
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Penn State
Hazleton Campus.
In exchange for 36 hours of in-
struction, candidates must agree
to volunteer 50 hours to Penn
State Extension Luzerne County
withinthe first year after training
is completed. There is a program
fee of $80.00 per person or $125
per couple to cover the cost of
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European style RANCH.
Oversized two car garage,
one oor living, see
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bedroom and study, master
suite and walk-in closets,
covered patio overlooking
the valley and river below.
Breathtaking
views of the river and
valley from the family
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$410,000
stirring constantly. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Remove from
heat and stir in milk and cinnamon. Fold in raisins and cereal, stirring
until evenly coated. With buttered hands, pat into pan. Cool thor-
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Makes 12 servings.
The next recipe from Clemson Cooperative Extension can be pre-
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Two Minute Egg Souffl
1/3 cup liquid egg substitute
Cooking oil spray
2 tbsp reduced-fat shredded cheese
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training materials and expenses.
Applications are being accepted
through August 23. For more in-
formation or an application
please contact Donna Grey, Penn
State Extension Luzerne County
at 825-1701, 602-0600, or 1-888-
825-1701.
Seton 30th Reunion
Invitations have been mailed
for the 30th class reunion to be
held Saturday, September 3 at
Trattoria Bella, Montage Moun-
tain, Moosic, PA. Mail back me-
nu selection and payment at your
earliest convenience.
The committee has been un-
able to reach the following class-
mates, Louis Borino, Ann Sand-
ers, Lisa Nardone, Linda Cappe-
loni ,Michelle Bolinski and Joe
Russick. Any one with informa-
tion please forward it to: Seton
Catholic Class of 81, 34 Grand-
view Dr., Pittston, PA. 18640 or
Setonclassof1981@groups.face-
book.com
Northeast Class of 66
Northeast High School Class
of 66 will hold a 45th Class Re-
union on Sunday, September 4,
from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the
Checkerboard Inn Pavilion,
Carverton Road in Trucksville.
Anyone seeking further infor-
mation can contact Barbara Zu-
pon Alba or Lorraine DeMark
DeFrancesco on Facebook or e-
mail sm21brb@verizon.net.
VFWMeeting
The V.F.W. Post #4909 will
hold their next meeting on Mon-
day, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
the post home. Commander
Dave Burrier will preside. The
Home Association meeting will
follow. Food, refreshments and
camaraderie after both meetings.
Twirlettes Registration
Lynnettes Twirlerettes Pitt-
ston Division will hold Fall Reg-
istration on Monday, September
12. Classes are held in the Pitt-
ston YMCA. For more informa-
tion phone 281-9797 or logo on-
towww.lynnettestwirlerettes-
.com
Music Box
Mid-Life! The Crisis Musi-
cal- a hilarious new musical
comedy: September 23 to 25, 30,
October 1, 2
Fridays, Saturdays: curtain: 8
p.m. Sundays: curtain: 3 p.m.
Dinner and show and show-only
tickets now on sale.
Irving Berlins White Christ-
mas- Nov 26, 27, Dec1to 4, 8 to
11, 15 to 18.
Thursdays thru Saturdays:
curtain: 8 p.m., Sundays: cur-
tain: 3 p.m. Dinner and showand
show-only tickets now on sale.
At the Music Box Dinner
Playhouse, 196 Hughes St,
Swoyersville, PA 18704. Call
283-2195 or 800-698-PLAY.
PA Class of 1986
Pittston Area Class of 1986 is
celebrating their 25th high
school reunion on September 23
with a Tailgate party from 6-9
p.m. at Pittston Area High
school parking lot and on Sep-
tember 24 casual Networking
from7-11p.m. at Good Fellos on
315 in Pittston. Invitations have
been mailed to all alumni. RSVP
by September 10. However, we
are still searching for the follow-
ing former classmates: Lori
Becker, Steve Brown, Anthony
Casale, Michael Engleman,
Wendy Howel Tigue, Barbara
Karish, Paul Kuchinski, Joseph
Mehal, Susan Latorre, Lori
McCutcheon, Karen McDonnell
Newman, Jeffery Nayavich, He-
len Noone Gruttadauria, Jospeh
Menichini, Kenny OBrien, Mi-
chael OBrien, Tom Oliver, Ni-
cole Patte, Michael Mancos,
Margherita Russo, Richard Rob-
shaw, Tony Pisano, Debbie Se-
myonClaherty, Denise Shannon,
Cheryl Sott, Joseph Szumski,
Dorothy Yuhas, Barbara Wolc-
zak Bartuska and Richard Zikos-
ky. Please forward any informa-
tion to Janine Kubasko-Starin-
sky at 570-457-1837 or
starz364@verizon.net.
Cancer Benefit
A Cancer Benefit Picnic will
be held for Polka Naturals, Eddie
Derwin, on Saturday, September
24fromnoonto7p.m. at the Pol-
ish American Veterans Pavilion
on Oak Street in Plains. Cost is
$20 per person including food
refreshments, music games, mo-
torcycle run and more. There
will be a great variety of theme
baskets. For tickets call Dolly
655-0760; Rita 855-2607 or He-
len 825-5500.
HamDinner
The Jenkins Twp. Lions Club
will conduct its annual Ham
Dinner, Sunday September 25,
fromnoon to 5:00 pm. at the Jen-
kins Township Fire Hall on Sec-
ond Street in Port Griffith, just
behind Tonys Pizzeria.
Take-outs will also be availa-
ble from noon until 5:00 pm,
withthe containers beingprovid-
ed by the Lions Club.
Shut-ins can make arrange-
ments to have their dinner deliv-
ered.
Menu items include; delicious
baked ham, scalloped potatoes,
vegetable, applesauce, cole slaw,
rolls and butter, cake and coffee.
Ticket prices are $8.00 for adults
and $4.00 for children.
Tickets will be available at the
door or for advance sales, please
call any Jenkins Lion, or call
Jackat 654-4977or Steve at 655-
5307. Proceeds benefit on going
Jenkins Lions Club projects.
USS Independence
Dick White, of Pittston, is
pleased to announce the USS In-
dependence CVA 62 22nd Re-
union. The reunion will be held
in San Diego California, from
October 12 through the 16. All
Navy, Marine, and Air squad-
rons that served on the Inde-
pendence and their families are
welcome. For more information,
please phone, write, or email:
USS Independence CV 62, 65
Pioneer Ridge Rd., Canton,
North Carolina 28716. Phone:
(828) 648-7379. Email: atlantis-
marketing@msn.com.
VFWAuxiliary
The Auxiliary of Przybyta
Kundlas Dupont VFW met re-
cently to elect officers. The fol-
lowing officers were elected.
President: Margaret Best; Senior
Vice President: Ruth Heine; Ju-
nior Vice President: Marie Ja-
noski; Treasurer: Elaine Hoff-
man; Secretary: Carol Kareka;
Chaplain: Lottie Kuligoski;
Conductress: Cathy Riddle;
Three Tear Trustee: Evelyn Tet-
lak; Guard: Evelyn Tetlak; Patri-
otic Instructor: Lynn Healey;
Publicity: Emily DeNardi
The Auxiliary will meet at the
post home on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 6 at 7 p.m.
Auxiliary President Margaret
Best will preside. Membership
dues will be accepted.
Hostesses for the September
meeting are Margaret Best and
Cathy Riddle.
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and sopresatta sandwiches and
stuffed rigatoni were among the
favorites. It was awesome, she
said. We were rockin and rol-
lin. One of the best weve ever
had. We had our regular loyal
customers, but other people let
us know they werent local. I
dont know if it was because we
were in Parade Magazine, or
what, but we met people from
Pittsburgh, New Mexico, Rhode
Island. One couple said they
were traveling around going to
festivals.
Though he didnt work the St.
Johns Lodge Masons booth last
year, this years chair Leo Bond-
urich said the lodge sold at least
as much Blue Ribbon ice cream
this year as it did in 2010. Going
by the notes from last year we
met our quota, he said. Con-
sidering the economy, Id say the
outcome was good. The mint
chocolate chip ice cream went
really quick.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Monsignor John Bendik sings the national anthemduring the opening ceremony of the Pittston
Tomato Festival.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Pittston Mayor Jason Klush offers his welcome as Pittston Toma-
to Festival Chair Lori Nocito looks on.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
State Rep. Mike Carroll welcomes everyone to the Pittston Tomato
Festival.
Festival
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PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS Dillan Clifton, 6, of Pittston, has the tugboats all to himself.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
The Wyoming Area and Pittston Area Marching Bands combine forces and march together in the
festival parade.
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Ron Casper of Two Gentle-
mens catering had high praise
for the organizers. The commit-
tee does an excellent job. They
are real professionals, he said.
As to his own booth, where
cheesesteaks and bruschetta
were among the offerings, he
said it met expectations. We
were on target.
The weather helped, but a
weather report did not. After a
shower just before the opening
on Thursday, it did not rain at all
during festival hours. But Gary
Wargo, co-owner of Tonys Piz-
zeria, said Sundays weather re-
port for rain may have cut down
the crowd a little. We were off
just a hair fromlast year, he said,
but we were happy.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Aunts of SPC Dale Kridlo Renee Marsola, left, and Debbie Rachilla listen to their brother's words at
the start of the 5K Tomato Festival Run as Aunt Lynn Cingolani is consoled by Spc. Robbie Bor-
chard, a comrade of SPC Dale Kridlo, who attended. Kridlo, in whose memory the race was run, was
killed in action in Afghanistan last Nov. 7.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Al Kridlo, right, as official starter, thanks his son, U.S. Army Spc.
Dale Kridlo, in heaven before the Pittston Tomato Festival 5K run
last Saturday. The 2011 run was dedicated to the memory and
heroismof Dale Kridlo.
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PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
Carly Hack, Mara Sickler, Chalista Porasky, Katie Rincavage, all of Tunkhannock, all set for the Toma-
to Fights.
PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
Ken Moss is all decked out in firefighter's gear for the famout
Pittston Tomato Festival Tomato fights last Saturday.
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In the towns
Its time to hit the links!
The Avoca Open will take
place Saturday, Sept. 3 at the
Pine Hills Golf Course, Taylor.
Registration is at 7:30 a.m. with
an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The for-
mat is captain and mate. The cost
is $85 per golfer which includes
dinner, awards, and prizes at the
West Side Social Club immedi-
ately following the tournament.
To register, please stop by the
West Side Social Club, 711
McAlpine St., on Thursday eve-
ning or contact any of the follow-
ing A.O.H. committee members:
Pat Bilbow, Tom Sheridan, Jon
McHale, Jim Doran, Gene Phil-
bin, and Mike Carroll.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Doug
Krafjck, Sr. who will celebrate
his special day Thursday, Sept. 1.
Anniversary Note
Congratulations to Babe and
Jeanne Gutowski who recently
celebrated their wedding anni-
versary.
Dog Wash
Pet Services by Denise fourth
annual Dog Wash, which was
scheduled to take place today,
has been rescheduled due to pre-
dicted inclement weather. The
wash will take place Sunday,
Sept. 11from12-4 p.m. at the sit-
ting service, 113 Foote Ave., Du-
ryea.
The cost is $10 per pup, and $5
for nail trimming. In addition to
the dog wash, there will also be a
lemonade stand, an ice pop sale
by the Denises junior volun-
teers, and a yard sale. There will
even be psychic pet readings
available by appointment. Kerrie
Rozelle of All 4 Paws Grooming
Salon, Pittston, is the chairper-
son of this event.
For more information and to
schedule an appointment with
the psychic, please call Pet Ser-
vices by Denise at 457-1625.
All proceeds will benefit Tra-
ceys Hope Hospice Care Pro-
gram and Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc., a 501(c) (3) non-
profit organization.
Food Giveaway
The Avoca Lions Club will
have their monthly food give-
away Thursday, Sept. 1 from 4-
6:30 p.m. at the Bethel United
Methodist Church, 532 Main St.
Volunteers are needed to unload
the truck at 1:30 p.m. Individuals
who use this service are encour-
aged to bring boxes and bags
with them for their goods. For
more information, please call
Mary Ann at 457-7619.
Clothing Drive
Wyoming Area Catholic PTG
will sponsor a used clothing
drive September 6-12 at the
school, 1690 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter.
The group is working with Fi-
bers of the Earth, a local non-
profit clothing recycling compa-
ny. The collection items include
clean clothing, sneakers, shoes,
sheets, bedding, linens, curtains,
purses, belts, hats, socks, bags,
stuffed animals, and soft cloth
toys. They may be dropped off at
the sports entrance at the back of
the school Wednesday, Sept. 7
from 3-6 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9
from3-6 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept.
11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Please
note all items shouldbe placedin
plastic bags.
All proceeds will benefit the
school.
Chicken Barbecue
The members of Avoca V.F.W.
Post 8335 will have their annual
chicken barbecue dinner Satur-
day, Sept. 10 from1-5 p.m. at the
post home, 915 Main St. Tickets,
which are $9, may be obtained
frommembers or by calling 457-
7673.
Religious Ed
Religious education classes at
St. Marys/SS. Peter and Pauls
Parish will begin Sunday, Sept.
11for the First Communion class
and Monday, Sept. 12 for stu-
dents in grades K-7. A registra-
tion form and a 2011-2012 reli-
gious education calendar have
been sent to all students. Please
complete the form and return it
by September 11. If you do not
receive a registration form,
please call the parish office at
457-3412.
Sept. 11 Mass
St. Marys/SS. Peter and Pauls
Parish will have its annual Sep-
tember 11 Memorial Mass Sun-
day, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Ma-
rys Church, 715 Hawthorne St.
VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies AuxiliarytoV.F.W.
Post 8335 will have a business
meeting Monday, Sept. 12 at 7
p.m. at the post home, 915 Main
St. Plans will be discussed for
the VA bingo in October at this
time. Prizes and donations for
bingo as well as membership
dues for 2011-2012 will also be
accepted at the meeting.
President June Fitzgerald will
preside over the meeting, and
Elaine Freitas and Wendy Radle
will host it. Please note the meet-
ing date has been changed due to
the Labor Day holiday.
Implementation Team
St. Marys/SS. Peter and Pauls
Parish implementation teamwill
meet Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
at St. Marys Rectory, 715 Haw-
thorne St.
Worship Committee
St. Marys/SS. Peter and Pauls
Parishs worship committee will
meet Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.
at St. Marys Rectory, 715 Haw-
thorne St.
Harvest Tea
On Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m.,
the ladies of St. Marys/SS. Pe-
ter and Pauls Parish will have
their annual harvest tea in St.
Marys School auditorium, 742
Spring St. To reserve your table
or for more information, please
contact Debbie Callahan at 457-
8887or 407-0740. Eachtable fee
is $10 and each guest at the table
is anadditional $10. All proceeds
will benefit the parishs Marion
Award fund.
Rail Excursion
Back by popular demand is the
Greater Pittston Charity Train
Ride railroad excursion to Jim
Thorpe Sunday, Oct. 2. The ex-
cursion in a 1920s era open win-
dow coach pulled by a diesel lo-
comotive will depart at 9 a.m.
and return at approximately 6:45
p.m. Upon arrival in JimThorpe,
passengers will have an opportu-
nity to browse the many special-
ty shops and restaurants sprin-
kled throughout this historic ar-
ea. Tickets are $65 each.
Checks should be made paya-
ble and sent to the Greater Pitt-
ston Charity Train Ride c/o Pitt-
ston Memorial Library, 47
Broad St., Pittston, PA 18640.
All proceeds will benefit the
Pittston Memorial Library,
Greater Pittston YMCA, and the
Care and Concern Free Health
Clinic.
For more information, please
call Kelly at 457-6558.
Raffle Tickets
The parishioners of St. Ma-
rys/SS. Peter and Pauls Parish
are currently selling the harvest
edition of their Pot of Gold
Match the Daily Number raffle
tickets. For just $10 per ticket,
you will have a chance to win
$75 daily and $100 on Fridays
throughout April. There will also
be bonus days throughout the
month. The winning number is
based on the evening daily num-
ber of the Pennsylvania Lottery.
To purchase a ticket, please call
the rectory at 457-3412, and it
will be mailed to you.
Felittese Festival
The Felittese Association of
OldForge wouldlike towelcome
everyone to this years Festival. It
will be held on Friday, Septem-
ber 9, Saturday, September10,
and Sunday, September 11 at the
Chapel grounds located on 146
Third Street, Old Forge.
For more than 20 years, gener-
ations of Felittese descendants
hold this festival and procession
to honor their patron saint, Our
Lady of Constantinople.
On Friday, September 9, the
festival will begin with a cere-
mony at 5:00 p.m. on the Chapel
grounds. Father Richard Fox will
give the opening blessing. Enter-
tainment for Friday will be pro-
vided by The Cadillacs begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, the festival
grounds open at 5:00 p.m. Enter-
tainment will be provided by
Gold Dust.
Sunday, is the Feast Day of
Our Lady of Constantinople. In
celebration of this day, a mass
will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the
Prince of Peace Parish, 127 West
Grace Street in Old Forge. Father
Richard Fox will celebrate the
mass. Following the mass, the
traditional procession of carry-
ing the statue of Our Lady of
Constantinople will begin at the
church and proceed to the
grounds of Our Ladys Chapel
on Third Street in Old Forge.
Sundays festival opens at
noon. There will be a special
tribute to 9/11at 5:00 p.m. Enter-
by The Poets beginning at 6:30
p.m.
Until Next Time
If you would like something to
appear in next Sundays edition
of the Avoca News, please e-
mail or call me with your infor-
mation by Thursday at noon. You
can e-mail me at avocahappen-
ings@verizon.net or call me at
457-3351.
Annual Avoca Open Saturday at Pine Hills
AVOCA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
avocahappenings@verizon.net
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The first meeting of the
NeighborhoodCrime Watchwill
be held on Tuesday, August 30,
starting 6:30 p.m. at the Dupont
Municipal Council Chambers.
Guest speaker will be Luzerne
County District Attorney Jackie
Musto Carroll along with Chan-
nel 16 News Anchor Jon Meyer.
Officer positions of Vice-
President, Treasurer and Secre-
tary will be open for nomina-
tions at this meeting.
All residents are welcome to
attend.
PACC Golf Tourney
The Polish American Citizens
Club will hold their annual golf
tournament on Saturday, Sept.
24, at the Scranton Municipal
Golf Course with a Shot Gun
start at 8:00 a.m.
Cost per person is $60.00.
Dinner will follow immediately
after at the Polish Club, Elm St.,
Dupont.
Committee members will be at
the Polish Club every Friday eve-
ning from6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
to collect entry fees.
For additional information
contact Co-Chairs: Tom Piecho-
ta at 655-9229 or Bill McDer-
mott at 655-9311.
Giant Flea Market
Holy Mother of Sorrows
PNCC will hold a Giant Flea
Market on their churchs
grounds, Wyoming Ave., on Sat-
urday, Sept.10 from 9: 00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
This event will be held one day
prior to the Dozynki Festival in
the Big Tent. Outside vendors, as
well as, parishioners are wel-
come to participate.
The cost is $20.00 per table.
There will be food sale (piero-
gi, potato pancakes, etc.) If you
are interested in renting a table
please call Mrs. Regina Bahaley
at 457-2378 as soon as possible.
All reservations have to be
pre-paid (make a check payable
to Holy Mother of Sorrows and
mail it to 212 Wyoming Ave.;
Dupont, Pa 18641)
Appreciation Dinner
An appreciation dinner for all
who worked either before, dur-
ing or after at Sacred Heart of Je-
sus picnic will be held on Sun-
day, Sept. 25, at the Dupont Hose
Company from5:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.
There will be a social at 5:00
p.m. with dinner served at 5:30
p.m.
Make your reservation by con-
tacting the rectory office 654-
3713 or you can fill out a form
found in the Sacred Heart Sun-
day bulletin. Reservation must
be made no later than Monday,
September 19.
Ride to Remember
The Ride to Remember is an
annual benefit to remember all
of our friends and relatives who
were injured or killed in vehicle
accidents.
The Ride to Remember com-
mittee would like to thank the of-
ficers and staff of the Dupont
Polish American Citizens Club
for their support and contribu-
tion for this event.
They also appreciate the fine
entertainment provided by E&W
Productionandthe Dawgs which
was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Appreciation goes out to the
Pennsylvania State Police and all
the local police departments
whose assistance made this a
safe and successful event.
All proceeds will be distrib-
uted to local charities.
Dog Wash Postponed
The Fourth Annual Assembly
Line Dog Wash for Traceys
Hope has been postponed from
this Sunday, August 28, until
September 11, due to a forecast
of bad weather.
The Dog Wash will take place
at Pet Services by Denise, 113
Foote Avenue in Duryea on Sun-
day, September 11, from noon
until 4:00 p.m.
Baths per pet are $10.00. Nail
cuts are $5.00.
All proceeds will benefit Tra-
ceys Hope Hospice Care Pro-
gram & Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc. In addition, there
will also be a Yard Sale, a Lem-
onade and Popsicle Sale, and
Psychic Readings. Kerrie Ro-
zelle of All 4 Paws Grooming
Salon in Pittston is Event Chair-
person.
For more information please
call Pet Services by Denise at
(570) 457-1625
Eco-tip
Here is Joey Jones Eco-tip of
the week: If you see a bin that is
labeled "recycling" when you
are out in public, dont throw
other kinds of garbage in it.
This will make it easier for the
person collecting the aluminum
cans.
Basket Winners
Theme Basket Winners from
the 4th Annual Party in the
Park are: Wreath -Sue Gregory;
Cleaning Basket-Helen Stem-
pien; Soccer Basket-Madison
Levandoski; Barbie Basket-Da-
nielle Walsh; WeisCard/Candle
Basket-John Kulick; 6-Food
Basket Winners: Al Mihalka,
Rich Magdon, Cookie Powell,
Barb Lis, Rosie B, C. Wilk; Cof-
fee Basket-Andi Bender; Dairy
Queen-John Wrazien; 4 Savos
Baskets -Rosie Borysewicz,
Ann Exeter, Stan W, Brenda
Grula; Donuts-Nancy;Garden &
Bench Basket-Dee; Peace Bas-
ket-Patty McDonald;Boys Bas-
ket-Abbey Russo; Lottery Bas-
ket-Payton Zielinski;Beer Bas-
ket-Judy Weley;Tool Basket-
Rob Zielinski;Soccor Basket-
John Wrazien; Lotion Basket-
Maureen Knick; Birthday Party
Basket-Joanne Perrins; Dental
Basket- Payton Zielinski; Mon-
ey tree- Terpak; Ice Tea Party
Basket-Crystal Gon; Handmade
Doll-E. Stefanowicz; Victorian
Doll-Joe Turkos; Rooster Bas-
ket-Bob Lopata;Marie Osmond
Doll-Abbey Demorocki; Movie
Basket-Ann Romanski; School
DA to speak at first Crime Watch meeting
DUPONT
ANN MARIE PADDOCK
654-0897
dupont.news@comcast.net
PHOTO BY ALEX ANTONACCI
The wall of one of the buildings welcomed guests to the annual Party in the Park on Saturday, August 21.
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201 Foote Avenue, Duryea
FREE DELIVERY! CALL 457-8881
OPEN DAILY: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday til 5 p.m.
REHOSKIS MARKET
Sausage Patties hot, mild, garlic........$2.99 lb
Sausage Links ................................... $2.99 lb.
Porketta Patties................................. $2.99 lb.
Kielbasi Patties.................................. $3.99 lb.
Choice Delmonico Steaks.................. $9.99 lb.
Smoked Bacon.................................. $4.99 lb.
Cooked Ham ....................................$4.99 lb.
Hard Salami ......................................$4.99 lb.
Cooper Cheese .................................$4.99 lb.
FRESH & SMOKED KIELBASI
Lets go to the movies. Lets
go see the stars. Fred and Ginger
spinning madly
Well Fred and Ginger might
not be there spinning madly like
the chorus of Lets Go to the
Movies states, but the DVDcer-
tainly will as the movies return to
downtown Duryea this Saturday
night!
The Duryea Recreation Board
is having Movie Night in the
Park Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m.
in the community park which is
located behind the Duryea Mu-
nicipal Building, 315 Main St.
Drinks and popcorn will be sup-
plied and a concession stand will
be open to all attendees.
For more information on how
you can help our community and
become a member of the recre-
ation board, please contact Lois
Morreale at the municipal build-
ing at 655-2829.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Dave Jones
who will celebrate his special
day Monday, Aug. 29.
Happy birthday to Helen An-
derika who will celebrate her
special day Thursday, Sept. 1.
Happy birthday to Marie
OBrien who will celebrate her
special day Friday, Sept. 2.
Water Shut-offs
The Duryea Borough Sewer
Authority will schedule water
shut-offs with the Pennsylvania
American Water Company to
take place the last week in Au-
gust for those residents who have
sewer accounts that are past due.
Dog Wash
Pet Services by Denise fourth
annual Dog Wash, which was
scheduled to take place today,
has been rescheduled due to pre-
dicted inclement weather.
The wash will take place Sun-
day, Sept. 11from12-4p.m. at the
sitting service, 113 Foote Ave.
The cost is $10 per pup, and $5
for nail trimming.
In addition to the dog wash,
there will also be a lemonade
stand, an ice pop sale by the De-
nises junior volunteers, and a
yard sale.
There will even be psychic pet
readings available by appoint-
ment. Kerrie Rozelle of All 4
Paws Grooming Salon, Pittston,
is the chairperson of this event.
For more information and to
schedule an appointment with
the psychic, please call Pet Ser-
vices by Denise at 457-1625.
All proceeds will benefit Tra-
ceys Hope Hospice Care Pro-
gram and Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc., a 501(c) (3) non-
profit organization.
Court of Honor
Duryea Boy Scout Troop 285
will have an Eagle Scout Court
of Honor today at 1 p.m. for Jo-
seph Gorgol at the V.F.W. Post
1227, 429 Stephenson St.
Please note all of the Scouts
are required to wear their Class
A uniforms to this event.
Ambulance Meeting
The Duryea Ambulance and
Rescue Association will have its
regular monthly meeting Mon-
day, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the
ambulance building, Marcy
Street.
Ambulance Association Pres-
ident Frank Bodosky will pre-
side at this session. All members
are urged to attend.
Class of 1962
The Duryea High School class
of 1962, which was the schools
final graduating class, will have
their monthly meeting Tuesday,
Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Amer-
ican Legion Brennan Regan Post
585, 329 Main St.
All classmates are urged to at-
tend.
For more information, please
contact Bill Aruscavage at 457-
0526 or Billdns@aol.com.
Need Volunteers
The Duryea Wildcats are seek-
ing volunteers to serve as board
members and coaches as well as
anequipment manager. For more
information, please attendone of
the organizations weekly meet-
ings held every Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. at the field, corner of Kram-
er and Shaft Streets; call 457-
2871; or visit the Wildcats Face-
book page.
Tax Reminder
Duryea Tax Collector Martin
Hanczyc reminds residents the
last day to pay the school tax bill
on the installment plan is
Wednesday, Aug. 31.
If you did not receive a tax bill,
please call Hanczyc at 457-
2482.
Council Meeting
The Duryea Borough Council
will have a special meeting
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. in the
Duryea Municipal Building, 315
Main St.
The purpose of the special
meeting is to hire part-time po-
lice officers and part-time street
department laborers. The public
is invited to attend.
Excelsior Meeting
The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2
will meet Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7
p.m. at the hose company, 798
Foote Ave. All members are
urged to attend.
Class of 1961
The Duryea High School class
of 1961will have its 50th reunion
Saturday, Sept. 3 at Memorable
Occasions, 268 S. Main St. The
cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m.
followed by a buffet dinner at 7
p.m. which includes an open bar.
Music from the 50s and the 60s
will provide the entertainment
for the night.
Prior to the dinner, there will
be a Mass at 4:30p.m. at Nativity
of Our Lord Parish at Sacred
Heart of Jesus Church, 529 Ste-
phenson St., where a moment of
silence will be observed for the
departed members of the class.
Avoca Open
Attentionall golfers! The Avo-
ca Openwill take place Saturday,
Sept. 3 at the Pine Hills Golf
Course, Taylor. Registration is at
7:30 a.m. with an 8 a.m. shotgun
start.
The format is captain and
mate.
The cost is $85 per golfer
which includes dinner, awards,
and prizes at the West Side So-
cial Club immediately following
the tournament. To register,
please stop by the West Side So-
cial Club, 711 McAlpine St., on
Thursday evening or contact any
of the following A.O.H. commit-
tee members: Pat Bilbow, Tom
Sheridan, Jon McHale, Jim Do-
ran, Gene Philbin, and Mike
Carroll.
Clothing Drive
Wyoming Area Catholic PTG
will sponsor a used clothing
drive September 6-12 at the
school, 1690 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter.
The group is working with Fi-
bers of the Earth, a local non-
profit clothing recycling compa-
ny. The collection items include
clean clothing, sneakers, shoes,
sheets, bedding, linens, curtains,
purses, belts, hats, socks, bags,
stuffed animals, and soft cloth
toys.
Theymaybe droppedoff at the
sports entrance at the back of the
school Wednesday, Sept. 7 from
3-6p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9from3-6
p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 11 from
10 a.m. to noon.
Please note all items should be
placed in plastic bags.
All proceeds will benefit the
school.
Germania Golf
The Germania Hose Company
is holding its fourth annual golf
tournament Saturday, Sept. 10 at
Pine Hills. It is a 1 p.m. shotgun
start.
The cost is $80 per player
which includes green fees, use of
a cart, dinner, refreshments, and
prizes.
For more information, please
contact Jerry at germania-
golf@gmail.com.
Sons of the Legion
The Sons of the American Le-
gion Squadron 585 will have its
monthly meeting Sunday, Sept.
11at 3 p.m. at the post home, 329
Main St. Plans will be finalized
for the installation dinner and
upcoming clam sale. All mem-
bers are urged to attend.
The Sons of the American Le-
gion Squadron 585 will have its
2011-2012installationof officers
ceremony Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7
p.m. at the post home, 329 Main
St.
Congratulations to the follow-
ing individuals who will be in-
stalled as officers: Dan Lock,
commander; Shawn Erfman, se-
nior vice commander; Jerry
Chromey Jr., vice commander;
David Dehaba, finance officer;
Peter Guitson, adjutant; Michael
Andrews, historian; Steve Ko-
zak, chaplain; and Jamey Ga-
lushka, sergeant at arms.
Holy Rosary Golf
Holy Rosary School will have
its third annual golf classic Sun-
day, Sept. 18 at Edgewood in the
Pines, Drums.
Registration is at noon, andthe
shotgun start begins at 1 p.m.
It is a captain and crewformat.
Singles will be placed on a team.
The cost is $100per player which
includes lunch and dinner at the
club.
Awards will be given for sev-
eral golfing contests.
Movie Night in the Park planned for Saturday
DURYEA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
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Supplies- Ed & Pastey; By-Pass
Auto Gift Card- C. Wilk; Treat
Basket- Kathryn Lingenito.
Homecoming Committee
Dupont Homecoming Com-
mittee will hold a meeting to up-
date draft financial reports on
Tuesday, August 30, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Post
4909.
All members are invited to at-
tend.
Rec Board Meeting
The Dupont Recreation meet-
ing will be held on Monday, Sept
12, at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal
Office in the council chambers.
All interested residents are urged
to attend.
Clothing Drive
Wyoming Area Catholic
School PTGwill be sponsoring a
used clothing drive fromSept. 6-
12, as a fundraiser for the school.
WAC is working with Fibers
of the Earth, a local non-profit
recycling company that supports
schools and charities in our area.
Every item donated gets recy-
cled or reused in some way so we
would be helping the school
community and the environ-
ment!
Acceptable items include:
clean clothing, sneakers, shoes,
sheets, bedding, linens, curtains,
purses, belts, bags, hats, socks,
stuffed animals, soft cloth toys.
For more information, call
Missy Holmes at 457-5649 or go
to www.fibersoftheearth.com.
Please place all items inplastic
bagsno boxesthe bags will
also be recycled.
Items can be dropped off at the
sports entrance at the rear of
the school, 1690 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter, at the following times:
Wed., Sept. 7, 3-6 p.m.; Fri.,
Sept. 9, 3-6 p.m.; Sun., Sept.11,
10 a.m. 12 p.m. (after 9 a.m.
Mass at St. Cecilias Church,
Exeter.)
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Meeting Schedule:
Choir members will practice
on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 6:30
p.m. in the choir loft.
All current members are asked
to attend. New members are al-
ways welcome.
Choir Members participating
in the October 2 Mass at SSPeter
&Paul Church, Avoca, are asked
to attend practice on Thurs.,
Sept. 1, 6:30 p.m. at SS Peter &
Paul Church.
Womens Society will meet on
Tues., Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m. in the
church hall. New members are
always welcome.
Senior Outreach Committee
will meet on Wed., Sept. 7, 6:00
p.m. in the lower level of the rec-
tory.
Holy Name Society will meet
on Wed., Sept. 7, 7:00 p.m. in the
church hall.
Ticket returns for the Ziti Din-
ner should be made at this meet-
ing.
Newmembers are always wel-
come.
Ziti Dinner
The annual Ziti Dinner spon-
sored by the Holy Name Society
of Sacred Heart Church will take
place onSaturday, September17,
in the church hall.
Take-outs are from 3 p.m. to 6
p.m. and eat-in from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m.
Cost for dinner tickets is $7 for
adults and $3 for children under
12.
Tickets can be obtained from
any Holy Name member or by
calling the Rectory Office dur-
ing office hours at 654-3713.
Raffle Winners
Many thanks to all who sup-
ported the Food Bucket raffle
at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.
The winners were SharonPlisko,
Helen Sedlak, Renee Novitski,
Marianne Kocylowski and Da-
vid Stroud.
The $344 profit was added to
the special collectionfor the peo-
ple of Somalia, bringing that col-
lection to $1,147.50
CCD Signups
Its that time. . . registration for
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Re-
ligious Education (CCD) for stu-
dents in grades 1 thru 6 will be
held on Sunday, Sept. 11, from
9:30 a.m. til 10:30, in the church
hall.
A $25 per student fee is re-
quested.
If by chance you cant make
registration, please call Miss
Elaine (654-6952) or the rectory
(654-3713). Sessions will be
held on Mondays, from 6 to 7
p.m., beginning September 26.
9/11 Tribute
The community is invited to
an Interfaith Service and Musi-
cal Tribute in commemoration
of Sept. 11, 2001 to be held at
Saint John the Evangelist
Church, Pittston, on Sunday,
September 11, at 2:30 p.m.
The service will be conducted
by members of the Greater Pitt-
ston ministerium.
It will feature scripture read-
ings, prayers, and music by the
Every Voice Choir directed by
Joanne Austin, members of the
PA Northeast Chapter of the
American Guild of organists.
VFWMeeting
The V.F.W. Post #4909 will
hold their next meeting on Mon-
day, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
the post home. Commander
Dave Burrier will preside. The
Home Association meeting will
follow.
Food, refreshments and cama-
raderie will occur after both
meetings.
Rail Excursion
Back by popular is a train ex-
cursion to historic JimThorpe in
a 1920s era open window coach
pulled by a diesel locomotive on
Sun., Oct 2, departing Duryea at
9 a.m. and returning at 6:45 p.m.
The trip includes free time in Jim
Thorpe.
Cost is $65 per person.
Checks should be made paya-
ble to the Greater Pittston Char-
ity Train Ride c/o Pittston Me-
morial Library, 47 Broad St.,
Pittston.
For more information, please
contact Kelly at 570-457-6558.
Service Schedule
Dupont service schedule for
the week of August 28 is as fol-
lows:
Monday, August 29 - Purple
refuses bags
Tuesday, August 30 - Yard
waste 30 lb. limit
Wednesday, August 31Recy-
cling mixed papers.
Felittese Festival
The Felittese Association of
OldForge wouldlike towelcome
everyone to this years Festival. It
will be held on Friday, Septem-
ber 9, Saturday, September10,
and Sunday, September 11 at the
Chapel grounds located on 146
Third Street, Old Forge, Penn-
sylvania.
For over twenty years, gener-
ations of Felittese descendants
hold this festival and procession
to honor their patron saint, Our
Lady of Constantinople. This
celebration is always held on the
second Sunday of September. In
keeping with tradition, Our Lady
is honored in Old Forge and the
town of Felitto, Italy, a Province
of Salerno, on the exact same
weekend.
On Friday, September 9th, the
festival will begin with a cere-
mony at 5:00 p.m. on the Chapel
grounds. Father Richard Fox will
give the opening blessing. Enter-
tainment for Friday will be pro-
vided by The Cadillacs begin-
ning at 6:30 P.M.
On Saturday, September 10th,
the festival grounds open at 5:00
p.m. Entertainment will be pro-
vided by Gold Dust beginning
at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 11, is the
Feast Day of Our Lady of Con-
stantinople. In celebration of this
day, a mass will be held at 10:00
a.m. at the Prince of Peace Par-
ish, which is located at 127 West
Grace Street in Old Forge. Father
Richard Fox will celebrate the
mass.
Sundays festival opens at
noon. There will be a special
tribute to 9/11 at 5:00 p.m. The
evening entertainment will be
provided by The Poets begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m.
Got News?
If you have an article which
you would like to submit you can
send the information to du-
pont.news@comcast.net or by
calling 654-0897.Send your
news items by Wednesday eve-
ning. Please include a contact
phone number.
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There will also be prizes
awarded throughout the day.
There are also several tourna-
ment sponsorship opportunities
available at various donation lev-
els which are great vehicles for
promoting your business or or-
ganization.
For more information please
contact Debbie Davis at 451-
1762.
Craft Fair
The Holy Rosary Craft Fair
will take place Sunday, Sept. 25
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holy
Rosary School, 125 Stephenson
St.
There will be great vendors on
hand as well as food, raffles, and
goodies.
For more information or to re-
serve your vending space, please
call Debbie Davis at 451-1762,
Sharon Chase at 457-4450, or
Holy Rosary School at 457-
2553.
Rail Excursion
Back by popular demand, the
Greater Pittston Charity Train
Ride is planning a railroad ex-
cursion to Jim Thorpe Sunday,
Oct. 2.
The excursion in a 1920s era
open window coach pulled by a
diesel locomotive will depart at 9
a.m. and return at approximately
6:45 p.m.
Upon arrival in Jim Thorpe,
passengers will have an opportu-
nity to browse the many special-
ty shops and restaurants sprin-
kled throughout this historic ar-
ea.
Tickets are $65 each.
Checks should be made paya-
ble and sent to the Greater Pitt-
ston Charity Train Ride c/o Pitt-
ston Memorial Library, 47
Broad St., Pittston, PA 18640.
All proceeds will benefit the
Pittston Memorial Library,
Greater Pittston YMCA, and the
Care and Concern Free Health
Clinic.
For more information, please
call Kelly at 457-6558. Please
note last years trip sold out
quickly.
Please purchase your tickets
early.
Until Next Time
Thats about it for this week! If
you would like something to ap-
pear in next Sundays edition of
the Duryea News, please e-mail
or call me with your information
by Thursday at noon.
You can e-mail me at duryea-
happenings@verizon.net or call
me at 457-3351.
Please be sure to include your
name and phone number with
any correspondence in case I
need to reach you. Have a great
week!
Duryea
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The award-winning Wyoming
Area music program has one of
the most progressive programs
in Northeastern PA, offering
credit courses in almost every ar-
ea of instrumental music.
For more than20years Wyom-
ing Area has been one of the fin-
est bands in the area. In the past
decade, the band has amassed
more than 80 awards, including
marching championships and
Outstanding Jazz ratings.
The band has traveled to per-
form in Georgia, South Carolina
and Wildwood, New Jersey. Al-
most two-thirds of the high
school students in the marching
band are enrolled in Honors or
AP courses.
The Marching Warriors are
led by newdirector Doug Piazza,
and assisted by Shea Riley. The
Marching Band is having a
Meet the Band night on Sep-
tember 1, at 7 p.m. at Jake Sobes-
ki Memorial Stadium. The band
will be showcasing a perform-
ance of this years theme Au-
tumn and the public is invited to
come out to meet and greet the
talented boys and girls.
There will also be opportuni-
ties to volunteer to help out in the
refreshment stand, chaperone, or
get involved in Music Sponsors
which supports all music pro-
grams in the Secondary Center.
In other news school news,
Wyoming Area will be hosting
its annual home competition on
Saturday, October 15, at 6 p.m.,
featuring the WA band, plus
many talented bands from the
Northeastern Pennsylvania area.
This is another opportunity to
support the students and enjoy
great performances from many
area schools.
For more information about
the band, Music Sponsors, or any
of our music programs, contact
the Music Department at Wyom-
ing Area Secondary Center.
Friendly Circle
The Friendly Circle Seniors
will meet on Thursday, Septem-
ber 1, at 1 p.m. in the Exeter
Community Center. Host is Be-
tsey Figgs. Cake and coffee will
be served. Bingo will be played.
New members are welcome.
Clothing Drive
Wyoming Area Catholic PTG
will be sponsoring a used cloth-
ing drive school fundraiser
Sept.6 to12 at the school. PTGis
workingwithFibers of the Earth,
a local nonprofit clothing recy-
cling company. Acceptable
items include clean clothing,
sneakers, shoes, sheets, bedding,
linens, curtains, purses, belts,
hats, socks, bags, stuffed ani-
mals, soft cloth toys. Please
place all items in plastic bag not
boxes. The bags will also be re-
cycled.
The school is located at 1690
Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Items
can be dropped off at the sports
entrance at the back of the
school at the following times:
Wed. Sept. 7 and Fri. Sept. 9, 3
p.m. to 6 p.m.; Sun. Sept. 11, 10
a.m. to noon. School families
will receive information regard-
ing additional drop off times in
their brown envelopes on the
first day of school.
For more information contact
Fibers of the Earth at 586-5242.
WA Golf Outing
The Wyoming Area Basket-
ball Parents Inaugural Golf
Outing is Saturday, September
24, beginning at 8 a.m. with a
shotgun start at Applewood Golf
Club, Harding. The format is
four man captain and crew. The
cost is $80 per player and $320
per foursome, which includes
green fees, carts, refreshments,
anddinner at Applewoodfollow-
ing tournament and prizes for
flights. Money must be paid two
weeks prior to tournament.
Make checks payable to: Wyom-
ing Area Boys Basketball Par-
ents assoc.
Questions: Call coach Al
Brogna at 883-4598, assistant
coach Paul Hindmarsh at 693-
1655, Tracy Carey at 313-0837,
Joe Vullo at 498-1394, or Doreen
Zezza at 954-3504.
All profits benefit Wyoming
Area Boys Basketball program.
St. Barbara Parish
The Parish office hours are
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. and evenings, by ap-
pointment. Call 654-2103.
On Monday, Sept. 19, there is a
meeting for all Religious Educa-
tion teachers at 6:30 p.m. at the
Parish Center.
Religious Education classes
begin on Monday, Sept. 26. Reg-
istration for religious education
classes will be at the center on
Saturday, Sept. 10, from 3:00 to
5:00 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 11, from
10:00 a.m. to noon; Monday,
Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13,
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and
Wednesday, Sept. 14, from11:00
a.m. to-1:00p.m. There will be a
$15.00 registration fee.
On Sunday, September 11at
the10:30 a.m. Mass there will be
a Commemorative Liturgy for
the 10th Anniversary of 9-11.
Anyone interested in singing in
the Choir for the Mass is wel-
come. There will be choir re-
hearsal on Thursday, September
1at 7 p.m. in St. Anthonys choir
loft.
Mundy Breakfast
A Breakfast Fundraiser for
State Representative Phyllis
Mundy will be held on Septem-
ber 24, from 9 a.m. - 11a.m. at
Genettis Conference Center.
This years event will feature as
guest speaker, former DEP Sec-
retary John Hanger. The cost of
the event is $20.
For tickets email phyllis.mun-
dy2012@gmail.comor call 570-
407-0173.
Cosmopolitan Seniors
The Cosmopolitan Seniors, a
Project HEAD club are meeting
Tuesday, August 30, at 1 p.m. at
St. Anthony Center, in Exeter.
New members are always wel-
come. Hosts/Hostesses are Amy
and Tom Alpaugh, Carole Bac-
canari, Maryann and Bill Kull.
Forty three members and two
guests attended the previous
meeting. After the call to order
by President Malinowski, Lou
Bryja led the group in prayer,
pledge of allegiance and a patri-
otic song. Secretary Terri Mislan
read the minutes, and treasurer
Amy Alpaugh announced the
bank balance.
Plans for a hoagie lunch and
party for September 20 were an-
nounced. 50/50 winners were:
Amy Alpaugh, Rose Gunsior,
Johanna Malinowski, Bernie
Serbin, and Lee Verbyla. Jane
Mikolosko won the special
game, and the Bingo jackpot
winner was Johanna Malinow-
ski.
Cosmopolitan Seniors travel
coordinator Johanna is accepting
reservations for a Mount Airy
Casino trip on Wednesday, Sep-
tember 14. Atrip is scheduled on
Wednesday, October 19 to see
King Henry and the Showmen at
Penns Peak with a family style
lunch and show. Any person re-
gardless of age can come on
these trips. Details can be ob-
tained from Johanna at 655-
2720.
Meet the Band night Thursday at Wyoming Area
EXETER
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
The Borough of West Wyom-
ing was successful in receiving
grant funding for improvements
of storm water facilities within
the municipality. The project has
commenced and shall continue
until November. This project
will be completed in phases and
may affect the street in front of
your home, the tree lawn, and the
driveway apron into the street.
Initial work has begun in the
Atherton Park area of town.
The project objective is to im-
plement the planning and design
for replacement and repair of ex-
isting storm water drainage fa-
cilities to provide the following:
adequate hydraulic capacity of
facilities, replace damaged
structures and storm sewers, and
improve ground water recharge.
Work shall be completed with-
in the Borough right-of-way in
the street, tree lawn, and side-
walk areas. Permanent restora-
tion of any disturbed areas with-
in the street, sidewalk, driveway
apron, and tree lawns will be
completedas part of the contract.
Abrahams Creek
Abrahams Creek Watershed
Association will meet on Mon-
day, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the
Town hall.
Tax Collector
West Wyoming tax collector
Robert Connors reminds proper-
ty owners the 2011Wyoming Ar-
ea School tax bills were issued.
The rebate period runs thru Sep-
tember 29, 2011. Face period is
Sept 30 thru December 1, 2011.
Those wishing to use the in-
stallment payment plan must
make the first payment by Sep-
tember 8, thenbyOctober 27and
last payment by December 1,
2011. Hours of collection are
Tuesday & Wednesday from 6-8
p.m. duringthe rebate periodand
Wednesday only from 6-8 p.m
during the Face period.
Compost Yard
The West Wyoming Borough
compost yard will be open on
Saturdays from 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
for residents of Wyoming and
West Wyoming during the grow-
ing season. The compost yard is
located behind Hose Co #1 on
Shoemaker Avenue.
Yard Waste
West Wyoming Borough yard
waste pick-ups are on Thursday.
Every other week one-half the
town will be collected until the
beginning of November. The
schedule will be as follows, Sep-
tember 1, 8th Street to the Exeter
Line. September 8, Atherton
Section up to 8th Street but NOT
including 8th Street This sched-
ule of alternating weeks will
continue until November. Resi-
dents cancall the Boroughbuild-
ing to arrange to drop off waste
or request the truck be left at
their residence for large volume.
West Wyoming gets grant for storm water improvements
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The Tour of West Pittston
Homes will be held on Satur-
day, September 17, from 10:00
a.m. through 4:00 p.m. This
event, sponsored by the West
Pittston Historical Society, will
feature a number of outstanding
Garden Village residences and
one church.
The tour is a delightful way to
spend an afternoon exploring the
history and architecture of West
Pittston.
Tickets for the West Pittston
Home Tour are $15.00 each and
can be purchased at the West
Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave-
nue. You may also order by call-
ing Louise at 883-0520.
Visit the West Pittston Histor-
ical Society website at
www.westpittstonhistory.org to
stay informed about the Tour of
West Pittston Homes.
Whiffle Ball Tourney
Its not too late to register for
the West Pittston Charity Whif-
fle Ball Tournament to be held
on Saturday, September 10. The
event is to benefit a local boy
currently undergoing medical
treatment. Teams will consist of
five-personteamwithage brack-
ets of 7-9, 10-13, and 14-adult.
Send $25.00 to Kory Angeli,
205 York Avenue, West Pittston,
PA18643. Deadline to register is
September 6. Please include
name of the team, players, age
bracket, and team contact phone
number.
All checks should be payable
to The EJS Fund. If you would
like to donate a basket for raffle
contact Lisa at 406-5585.
Inaugural Golf Outing
There will be a golf tourna-
ment to benefit the Wyoming
Area basketball program on Sat-
urday, September 24 with an
8:00 a.m. shotgun start at Apple-
wood Golf Club, Harding. Cost
is $80.00 per player, which in-
cludes green fees, carts, refresh-
ments, and dinner (at Apple-
wood). There will be prizes for
flights.
If you would like to be a hole
sponsors, please contact any
member of the Basketball Par-
ents Association, Coach Al
Brogna at 883-4598; Assistant
Coach Paul Hindmarsh at 693-
1655; Tracy Carey at 313-0837;
Joe Vullo at 498-1394 or Doreen
Zezza at 954-3504.
Deadline for the event is Sat-
urday, September 10. Money
raised will help defray costs to
running the program.
Crossing Guards Needed
The borough is in need of
school crossing guards for the
current school year. If you are in-
terested, please go to the Munici-
pal building on Exeter Avenue to
fill out an application.
Yard Waste Schedule
Yard waste pick up: Mont-
gomery Avenue to Erie Street
will be picked up on Mondays
while Montgomery Avenue to
Susquehanna Avenue will be
picked up on Tuesdays.
Residents can also bring all of
their recycled materials to the
Public Works garage each Satur-
day morning from 8:00 a.m. un-
til noonat 505Delaware Avenue.
Tax Bills Mailed
West Pittston Tax Collector
George L. Miller announces the
school taxes have been mailed.
Taxes paid prior to September 29
will receive a discount. Any tax-
es paid following that date will
be paid at the Face Amount.
Office hours are: Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Satur-
days 9:00 a.m. until 12-noon dur-
ing rebate period.
If a receipt is requested, please
enclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope along with the
entire bill. For an appointment,
call 570-655-3801. Any property
owners not receiving a tax bill
are requested to contact the tax
office at 655-7782 ext. 232.
Library News
Dont forget the Friends
Helping Friends event on Octo-
ber 4. Its an all day event. If you
purchase a $5.00 coupon book,
youll receive a 25% off shop-
ping pass at Boscovs on this day.
Booklets are available at the Cir-
culation desk and all proceeds
benefit the Library.
The Friends of the Library
meet once a month at the Li-
brary. Call the Library for infor-
mation about their upcoming
meetings.
West Pittston Library Book
Club - First Tuesday of each
month, 6:45 p.m.
Birthday Notes
Celebrating this week are:
Charlene Turco, 8/28; Kayla
Scalzo, 9/1; Barb Parrino Gilles-
pie, 9/2; Karissa Kross, 9/2; Ke-
vinMcDonnell, 9/2; Joyce Huth-
maker Morrash, 9/3; Ashley Ja-
cobs, 9/3; and Ralph Salerno,
9/3.
Thought for the Week
The hardest thing in life is to
know which bridge to cross and
which to burn.
Quote of the Week
To achieve great things, two
things are needed; a plan, andnot
quite enough time. Leonard
Berstein
Bumper Sticker
Truth is what works.
Tour of West Pittston Homes scheduled Sept. 17
WESTPITTSTON
Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
The crossing guards for the 2011-2012 school year were sworn-in at the West Pittston Municipal Building. Crossing guards are still
needed. If you are interested, please stop by the Municipal building to pick up an application. Seated, Ann Louise Byerly, Harriet True-
love, Barbara Regula. Standing, Mayor Tony Dennisco, JimSlocum, AAA, WilliamHoban, Audrey Kurz, Shirley Todd, and Eugene Kern.
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Hiding in plain sight is the
Wyoming Free Library serving
the Communities of Wyoming
and West Wyoming since 1927.
It houses a wide varietyof books,
computers, a childrens room
decorated with a mural painted
by patron Angela Kelly and the
Miller Community Room which
will be used for many of our fall
events.
This room can also be booked
by residents for special commu-
nity events.
The main room in the library
also has a glass enclosed display
case for exhibiting special col-
lections.
The case currently features a
paper doll collection belonging
to Mary Longo of Florida. It was
arranged by her sister, Veronica
Spliethoff. Featured is an auto-
graphed cutout book by Jane Po-
well.
September will feature mem-
orabilia from Old Hollywood
and in October the display will
be a collection of dolls from
around the world.
If youhave anycollections that
you would like to display in the
Library for a month, please call
the Library at 693-1364.
During the month of August,
the Friends sponsored some
back to school raffles. The win-
ner of the Stuffed Back Pack for
boys is Kevin Burns. Winner of
the Stuffed Back Pack for girls is
Maria Ross. Winner of the
crayon counting contest is Paige
Washo.
The fall season of events with
start our new Junior and Senior
Scrabble Clubs.
Each group will meet on the
second and fourth Monday of
each month beginning Septem-
ber 12.
The Junior Scrabble Club, for
children8andup, will meet from
3to4:30p.m. Snacks will be pro-
vided. The Adult Scrabble Club
will offer two groups depending
upon interest. Options include a
1to2:30P.M. groupor a 6:30to8
p.m group. Call to register at
693-1364.
Also in September, there will
be a writing workshop with local
author Paul Bowersox titled The
Craft of Writing.
This 2 1/2 hour workshop will
be held on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. The
session will define how percep-
tion shapes our craft, our voice,
our message and even the words
we use.
Participants are asked to bring
a tablet, pen and sample of their
writing (750 words or less). Do-
nation is $20 per person.
Harry Potter fans are invited to
the library on Saturday, Oct. 22
at 4:00 p.m. for this special
event.
Visit Hogwarts school of
magic. Sample delectable Hog-
warts snacks, play games, make
crafts, have your photo taken and
if you wish, dress in costume.
Arrive on time for there may be a
few surprise visitors.
To sign up for these events,
call the library at 693-1364 or
stop by the library for a copy of
our Fall Flyer that covers infor-
mation about the October Walk
& Shop Event, Pumpkin Carv-
ing Contest, the 1st Annual Ven-
dor Show and more.
Library September hours:
September 3 to 5,closed: Sep-
tember 6 to 8, 9:00 a.m.; Sept 9
and 10 closed.
The library is sponsoring a bus
trip to the San Gennaro Festival
in New York City on Sunday,
September 25.
The trip will depart at 8 a.m.
from the Park N Ride on Route
315 and arrive at 11a.m. at Canal
Street and depart for home at 7
p.m. from Canal Street and ar-
rive at 10 p.m.
Cost is $35, with a $10 non-re-
fundable deposit. Please call the
library at 693-1364 to reserve
your seat.
Space is limited.
Friendly Circle
The Friendly Circle Seniors
will meet on Thursday, Septem-
ber 1at 1p.m. in the Exeter Com-
munity Center. Host is Betsey
Figgs.
Cake and coffee will be
served.
Bingo will be played. New
members are welcome.
HamDinner
Wyoming United Methodist
Church, 376 Wyoming Ave, will
be holding a Ham Dinner on
September 17 from 4 to 9 p.m.
Dine in picnic style or use our
convenient drive thru for take-
out.
Adults $9/Children $5. Info/
tickets 693-2821 or 693-1303.
Ordinances Reminder
It is the responsibility of the
resident to keep tree line lawns
and alleys free of weeds. Cita-
tions will be issued for junk cars
on residents property or the
street.
Recreation Board
The Wyoming Recreation
Board will meet on Monday, Au-
gust 29, at 7 p.m. to discuss up-
comingevents for the fall andthe
holiday season.
The board is seeking new
members and need volunteers to
help with upcoming events for
the community. Please consider
joining. All are welcome
Air Force Veterans
The WW 2 8th Air Force Vet-
erans will meet Wednesday Au-
gust 31 in Calabrias restaurant,
Drinker Street, Dunmore, at 1:30
p.m. Any
Family members of the8th are
invited to attend to discuss the
history of the WW 2 8th veter-
ans.
WA Golf Outing
The Wyoming Area Basket-
ball Parents Inaugural Golf
Outing is Saturday, September
24, beginning at 8 a.m. with a
shotgun start at Applewood Golf
Club, Harding.
The format is four mancaptain
and crew. The cost is$80 per
player and $320 per foursome,
which includes green fees, carts,
refreshments, and dinner at Ap-
plewood following tournament
and prizes for flights.
Money must be paid two
weeks prior to tournament.
Make checks payable to: Wyom-
ing Area Boys Basketball Par-
ents assoc.
Questions: Call coach Al
Brogna at 883-4598, assistant
coach Paul Hindmarsh at 693-
1655, Tracy Carey at 313-0837,
Joe Vullo at 498-1394, or Doreen
Zezza at 954-3504.
All profits benefit Wyoming
Area Boys Basketball program.
Mundy Breakfast
A Breakfast Fundraiser for
State Representative Phyllis
Mundy will be held on Septem-
ber 24, from 9 a.m. - 11a.m. at
Genettis Conference Center.
This years event will feature
as guest speaker, former DEP
Secretary John Hanger. The cost
of the event is $20.For tickets
email phyllis.mun-
dy2012@gmail.comor call 570-
407-0173.
Farmers Market
A variety of fresh produce,
Amish-made baked goods, jams
and preserves and local food and
craft vendors will be on hand ev-
ery Saturday throughout the har-
vest season at the Wyoming
Farmers Market. Interested ven-
dors should contact the Wyom-
ing Borough office at 693-0291.
If you have already called the
Borough office with your con-
tact information, the WRB will
be contacting you shortly. The
fee for a single spot is $20/week
for food vendors and $10/week
for non-food vendors. Pre-pay-
ment is welcomed with checks
made out to Wyoming Recre-
ation Board. In addition, anyone
interested in providing work-
shops are welcome to participa-
te.
Rummage Sale
A rummage sale to benefit
Wyoming Hose Co #1 and
Wyoming Ambulance will be
held at the First Baptist Church
52 East 8th St, Wyoming on Sep-
tember 9 and 10, Friday 4 to 8
p.m. andSaturday9a.mto3p.m.
To donate items call Lisa Klan-
sek 570-693-1754.
St. Monicas Parish
The Fundraising Committee
of St. Monica Parish will be
sponsoring a Fall Raffle with the
following items: Hand-made
Queen size Quilt (1stPrize),
$250.00 cash (2ndPrize) and a
Basket of Cheer (3rdPrize.) The
drawing will be held on Sunday,
November 6. Tickets will be on
sale after all weekend Masses at
both St. Josephs site and OLOS
site or can be purchased fromei-
ther Tom Tomsak (237-2188) or
Joann Kwasny (283-3388.)
Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for
$10.00.
Monday, August 29 registra-
tion for the students attending
CCD will be held from 7 to 8
p.m. As a reminder, a Baptismal
certificate is needed if the child
has not beenbaptizedat St. Mon-
ica (St. Joseph or OLOS.) Paro-
chial students and High School
students must register as well. A
donation of $20 per family is re-
quested.
There is lots of information on
the parish website and it is grow-
ing daily: www.stmonicanepa-
.com
Volunteer Road to Recovery
drivers are needed by the Amer-
ican Cancer Society to take pa-
tients for their tests. Drive your
own car or ACS Van. Flexible
scheduling is available. Drivers
are asked to attend orientation.
Call 1-800-227-2345 for infor-
mation.
Please continue to bring at
least one item each week to
Church. Foods like cereal, pasta,
peanut butter, crackers, ketchup,
and mustard are always in need.
Non-food items, such as, diap-
ers, baby wipes, soap, shampoo
(baby and adult) and toothpaste
are also appreciated. If you are
interested in coordinating this
ministry for St. Monicas Parish,
please call Father McKernan at
693-1991.
St. Monicas Spiritual Media
Center is located in the Church
Hall is a Spiritual Lending Li-
brary consisting of books, CDs
and DVDs.
Retreat for Women will be
held in Sept. 29 to Oct.2 at St.
Gabriels Passionist Retreat Cen-
ter in Clarks Summit. For Men
the retreat will be Oct. 6 to 9. Go
to the web site for Scranton Cur-
sillo or contact Father Leo
McKernan at St. Monica Parish
at 570-693-1991.
Reminder
Thats all for this week; re-
member if anyone has any
Wyoming news or special
events, such as birthdays or anni-
versaries, I would like to hear
from you. You can contact me at
287-3349, Fax 287-3349 oreci-
priani@comcast.net.
Theres plenty to do and see at the Wyoming Library
THEWYOMINGS
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
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Sports
After going winless in 2010,
there is a new excitement sur-
rounding the Pittston Area foot-
ball team, and it all stems from
the positive aura projecting from
the attitude and style of new
head coach Mike Barrett.
Barrett has started from
scratch with the Patriots, teach-
ing the basics of fundamental
football which he and his staff
have stressed since taking over
in January.
With that senior leadership
and the offensive line that we
have coming back, were taking a
fundamental approach to it and
we want to be able to run the
football, Barrett said. We are
going to try and keep it as basic
as possible and with the guys we
have coming back and our de-
cent size up front, we should be
able to move the ball up front.
The decent size up front Bar-
rett speaks of is made up of se-
niors John Ameen, Joey Stoss,
Dave Dragon, and Josh Blaker.
The quartet of returning linemen
average 60, 250 and will give
the Patriots a formidable front
on both side of the ball. Ameen
is the biggest of the group stand-
ing 63 and while be listed at 300
pounds
That group will be blocking
for this years starting quarter-
back, senior Anthony Schwab.
Barrett plans on sticking with
Schwab rather than taking the
two-quarterback route the Patri-
ots have used the past few years.
Although the former Valley
View and Mid Valley assistant
was excited about the progress
of freshman Kyle Gattuso who
will serve as Schwabs backup.
They did that last year, Bar-
rett said of a two-quarterback
system. Its been my experi-
ence, when I played we had two
quarterbacks and I just dont
think you can develop any conti-
nuity or consistency there. Were
going to be a one-quarterback
team, although we may throw a
wrinkle in here or there.
(Gattuso) has really been
outstanding in the off-season.
He has surprised me. He has
been very, very mature for a
ninth grader.
The Patriots will feature a
mixture of different players in
the backfield with senior Evan
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Returning for PIttston Area in 2011 are Tyler Roman, Evan Hahn, Anthony Schwab, and Brian Delaney. The quartet, along with a number of linemen, will help the Patriots
start over under new coach Mike Barrett.
Patriots new coach has new attitude in place
By Josh Horton
Dispatch Correspondent
See HOUSEMAN, Page 59
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Matt Flynn and Deedra Por-
firio ran to easy victories in
the Pittston Tomato Festival
5K Run last Saturday.
Both winners former Pitt-
ston Area High School run-
ners - trailed early in the race,
but took charge shortly after
the first mile.
Flynn, 25, of Media, broke
the tape in 16 minutes and 18
seconds. Shavertowns Sean
Robbins, 41, who recently
won the Wilkes-Barre Triath-
lon, finished second, 44 sec-
onds behind Flynn.
It went pretty well, said
Flynn. I trailed over the first
mile. Then at the one-mile
marker, I felt good. So I de-
cided to go for it. I took off
and built a pretty good lead.
Once I put some distance be-
tween myself and the rest of
the field, I settled into a nice
pace to the finish.
Porfirio won the female di-
vision of the 5K with a 10th-
place finish overall in 19:27.
The 34-year-old from West
Pittston outran second-place
finisher, Catherine Lombar-
do, 16, of Pittston, by 28 sec-
onds.
There were a bunch of run-
ners ahead of me early in the
race, said Porfirio. I passed
them. And at one-mile, I was
in front. But I knew someone
was right behind me. I just
kept up my pace for a while.
But I wasnt able to settle into
a comfortable pace. And with
(Lombardo) right behind me,
I had to keep pushing. I wasnt
sure what kind of lead I had
after that, so I just kept push-
ing.
Lombardo, who will be a ju-
nior this fall at Pittston Area
where she runs track and cross
country, said that Porfirio ac-
tually pulled ahead of her
quite substantially somewhere
between miles one and two.
Porfirio has been suffering
from an ankle injury. But you
wouldnt know it by her per-
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Former Patriots win Tomato 5K
Flynn, Porfirio take mens, womens titles
By Robert Miner
Special to The Times Leader
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS Runners take off to start the Pittston Tomato Festival 5K Run last Saturday morning.
Matt Flynn of Media takes first in the male division of the Pittston
Tomato Festival 5K Run with a time of 16:17.
Deedra Porfirio of West Pittston takes first in the female division
of the Pittston Tomato Festival 5K Run with a time of 19:26. See RUN, Page 55
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Wyoming Area head football
coach Randy Spencer is both ex-
cited, and anxious to take the
field on Friday nights this fall.
We have a lot of guys coming
back. Its not like they havent
been on the field, Spencer said.
They just have been in roles and
nowthose roles are going to have
to expand and they have to be-
come more intricate and full-
time players.
The Warriors return an abun-
dance of players on both sides of
the ball, including superstar
Nick OBrien. Spencer plans to
focus his offense around the 59,
150-pound junior. Last year he
had great success in the back-
field, rushing for 1,018 yards and
17 touchdowns.
However, this year you will
have to look a little harder if you
want to find him when the War-
riors huddle breaks. OBrien is
also a threat to catch the ball,
hauling in 10 passes for 125
yards and two touchdowns as a
sophomore, and throwing the
rock as well as he completed
three passes for 54 yards and a
score.
That versatility will allow
Spencer to use OBrien at var-
ying positions on the offensive
side of the ball.
Whether its wildcat or at
quarterback, OBrien is some-
body you will find in the slot, in
the backfield, under center and
in the shotgun, Spencer said of
his featured player. The ques-
tion will be like, Where is Wal-
do? Youre going to have to find
him.
The Warriors do return more
than just OBrien. They return
many players on both sides of the
ball. However, they did lose
some key players.
Spencer expects to explore his
options at the quarterback posi-
tion this fall. The Warriors lost
last years starting quarterback
Chris Murphy. However, this
year Spencer will look towards
OBrien and junior Jordan Zez-
za. Both are expected to see
some time under center.
We have a young guy coming
up in Jordan Zezza who we think
is goingtobe prettygood, Spen-
cer said. We have a lot of flex-
ibility to be able to do what we
want and move the ball around.
In addition to OBrien, Matt
Kintz returns for his fourth and
final year in the Warriors back-
field along with Corey Popov-
ich. There will also be a mixture
of Ahmad Bouie, Zack LaNun-
ziata, Justin Langdon and Cody
Schmitz in the backfield at times
as well. Kintz and Popovich
combined to rush for just under
450 yards and three scores.
As for receivers, Spencer
plans to use some of the same
guys from the backfield.
On the outside the Warriors
will use senior Joe Adonizio at
receiver and fill in the gaps with
LaNunziata, Schmitz, Langdon
and Bouie. They will do their
best to replace Kody Nowicki,
Eric Eramo and Larry Popovich.
All three graduated following
their 200-yard plus seasons last
fall.
Offensively we need to come
off the ball with heavy hands and
move people off the football,
Spencer said. We just have to
focus on execution. We need to
stay away from things that get in
the way.
The Warriors bring back half
of their defense fromlast season.
Nick Bartoli, Carl Zielinski and
Joe Erzar are returningonthe de-
fensive line and Matt Kintz and
Popovich return as linebackers.
EJ Driving Hawk, Trent Grove,
Bobby Burton and Jake Smith
will all see time at defensive end
for Wyoming Area.
Kintz was the third leading
tackler last season as a junior
with 59 stops. OBrien added 52
tackles, and Bartoli added 35.
The secondarywill feature La-
Nunziata, Schmitz, and Adoni-
zio - all should see time at the
corners and safety positions.
We are going to be able to run
well, especially defensively,
Spencer said. We arent excep-
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PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Wyoming Area returns a number of lettermen ready to reload the Warriors for another post-season run. Pictured fromleft to right, front
row, Matt Kintz, Nick O'Brien, and Ahmad Bouie; back row, Corey Popovich, Carl Zielinski, and Nick Bartoli.
Warriors
opponents
will be
asking,
Wheres
Waldo?
By Josh Horton
Dispatch Correspondent
See RELOAD, Page 59
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Evan Murphy fromWest Pittston recorded his first career hole-in-
one while golfing with his dad Jimlast Friday at the Fox Hill Country
Club in Exeter.
The 12-year old aced the No. 7 142-yard par 3 while using a Ping
20-degree hybrid with a Titleist NXT ball.
L O C A L G O L F
Murphy notches
first hole-in-one
The Inaugural Ron Cavalotti
Memorial Golf Tournament was
held at Emanon Country Club
and the teamof Jerry Gavin, Bob
Keen, Norm Naughton and Paul
Stevens shot a10-under par 60 to
capture the title.
The winning team was
sparked by Keens second career
hole-in-one on the 91-yard ninth
hole using a pitching wedge.
Winners of the First Flight
were Tom Bryan, Joe Farrell,
Kevin Davis and Kent Mackalu-
nas.
The proceeds of the tourna-
ment will aid many charities in
memory of Ron.
Keens ace leads team
to first Cavalotti title
Editors Note: Information pro-
vided to The Dispatch regarding
last weeks story on Jordan Bone
was inaccurate. The Dispatch re-
grets the error.
PittstonAreasJordanBonewill
attend the University of Maryland
Eastern Shore, a Division I school
in Princess Anne, Maryland.
UMES plays in the Mid-East-
ern Athletic Conference with Be-
thune-Cookman, South Carolina
State, Coppin State, Howard, De-
laware State, Florida A&M,
Hampton, Morgan State, Norfolk
State, NorthCarolinaA&T, North
Carolina Central, and Savannah
State.
The Hawks were 9-41 last sea-
son under the direction of Will
Gardner.
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Bone to pitch for UMES
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There will be a meeting of the Pittston
Area Cross Country Parents Association
on Monday, at 7 p.m. in the high school
cafeteria. All parents of JVandvarsityath-
letes are encouraged to attend. Plans for
the cross countryseasonwill be discussed.
WAFHPA hosting Meet the Warriors
The Wyoming Area Field Hockey Par-
ents Association invites all players, family
and friends to meet the Lady Warriors
Field Hockey team and coaches on Mon-
day at 7 p.m. in the Secondary Center
Cafeteria.
NewVarsityHeadCoach, MeganKrebs
and her staff will be introduced as well as
the players on this years Junior High and
Varsity teams. Light refreshments will be
served.
A brief meeting of the Parents Associ-
ation will take place at the conclusion of
event. All parents are encouraged to par-
ticipate. Parents are alsoremindedtobring
their bags of confetti that need to be stuff-
ed to MTLW.
Walk for Autism
The second annual Emanon "Walk for
Autism" will take place onFridayevening,
September 9. Registration is 4 p.m. and
the walk begins at 5 p.m. Participants can
choose to walk18 holes or 9 holes at a cost
of $10 for adult or $5 for children). Walk-
ers can also enjoy an All-You-Can-Eat
spaghetti dinner and live entertainment
(Jeremy the DJ and karaoke) for an addi-
tional $10 for adults or $5 for children. All
walkers will also receive a t-shirt com-
memorating the event.
For those unable to walk, the dinner is
available to adults for $10 and children for
$5. All proceeds go to S.A.F.E (Serving
Autistic Families Everywhere). For more
information, call 388-4013 or 417-0515.
WPLL Whiffle Ball Tourney slated
The West Pittston Little League is hold-
ing a Wiffleball Tournament on Septem-
ber 10, (rain date to be announced) at West
Pittston Little League. Sign-ins are from8
to 9 a.m. Game starts at 9 a.m. Teamregis-
tration fee $25 due by September 6. Five
players per team age brackets are 7-9, 10-
13 and 14-adult.
There will be food, refreshments, basket
raffles, Alexs Lemonade Stand, and win-
ners trophies. Registrationformincluding
name of team, age bracket, names of play-
ers, name and phone number of teamcon-
tact, and emergency contacts for players
under 18 (one for each player) along with
payments should be mailed to Kory Ange-
li, 205 York Avenue, West Pittston, 18643.
Call Lisa at 406-5585 for basket dona-
tions. Please make checks payable to the
EJS Fund.
WA Basketball hosting golf tourney
The Wyoming Area Basketball Inaugu-
ral golf outing will be held on Saturday,
September 24 at 8 a.m. (shotgun), at the
Applewood Golf Club in Harding.
Cost is $80 per player, $320 per four-
some. Format is four-man captain and
crew. Includes green fees, carts, refresh-
ments, dinner at Applewood following the
tournament, prizes for flights. Cash or
checks accepted.
For more informationandquestions call
Coach Al Brogna at 883-4598, Assistant
CoachPaul Hindmarshat 693-1655, Tracy
Carey at 313-0837, Joe Vullo at 498-1394
or Doreen Zezza 954-3504.
All profits benefit Wyoming Area
Boys Basketball Program. If you are in-
terested in sponsoring holes or making
any donations, please contact any of the
people listed above.
Ring of Pride Weekend, Sept. 16
Ring of Pride Weekend will be held
September 16, at Jake Sobeski Stadiumin
West Pittston. There will be a ceremony at
the 50-yard line before the Lake-Lehman
game honoring Dante Bovani, Mike Lib-
erski and Tommy Evans who will be in-
ducted into the Ring of Pride. The 1971
Championship teamwill also be honored.
It is their 40th anniversary.
There will be a cocktail party immedi-
ately following the game at St. Anthonys
Banquet Hall in Exeter. Tickets are $25
each and includes hors doeuvres and bev-
erages (beer, wine and soft drinks). All
fans of Warrior Football are invited to at-
tend and questions should be directed to
Lou Ciampi Jr. at 654-4040.
All members (players, coaches, manag-
ers etc) of the1971championship teamare
encouraged to attend the football game for
the pregame ceremony plus the cocktail
party. Any 1971 team member with ques-
tions should contact Dave Amico atdam-
ico@wyomingarea.org. If any family
members have contact withformer players
out of town, please relay this message to
them.
Lady Birds seeking bowlers
The Lady Birds Bowling League needs
bowlers to fill its Wednesday night league.
The league is a womens league with a
90 percent handicap. Interested bowlers
are asked to call Margie at 457-7581 or
Tricia at 654-2537. The Lady Birds Bowl-
ingLeague will beginthe 2011-2012bowl-
ing season on Wednesday, September 7, at
Modern Lanes in Exeter. Bowlers please
report at 6 p.m. since bowling starts
promptly at 6:15 p.m.
Fall Hoops League
AVarsityBoys PremiereFall Basketball
League hosted by the FIRM AC will start
Sept 4 and run every Sunday in September
with up to seven games at Lake Lehman
High School. If youre interested please
contact James Perez at 570-235-4832.
Free Firmhoops clinic offered
The Firm AC is offering a free boys
hoop clinic every Sunday in September at
Lake-Lehman High School. Sessions will
run from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. and begin on
Sept. 4.
For more info contact Coach Perez at
flashgordon3367@gmail.com.
Firm49ers Girls Clinic
The Firm AC 49ers will host a free
girls only basketball clinic on Sept. 18
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for girls in
grades 4-9. For more info, contact Coach
Darnell Ford at darnell@yahoo.com.
UNICO 5K set for Sept. 3
The Scranton Chapter of UNICO, the
largest Italian American service organiza-
tion in the United States will sponsor a 5k
run/walkonSat., Sept. 3before the start of
the annual Italian Festival in downtown
Scranton.
Proceeds will gotothe VFoundationfor
cancer research. Runners (and walkers)
can pre-register by mailing a $20 check to
Scranton UNICO 5K, PO Box 278, Dun-
more, PA18512. Registration will be held
on the day of the race from 8-9:30 a.m. at
the corner of N. Washington Avnue and
Linden Street.
Presidents Day Tournament
The annual Presidents DayTournament
benefiting S.A.F.E. (Supporting Autism
&Families Everywhere) will be held Sep-
tember 11 at the Emanon Country Club in
Falls.
For information on golfing in the tour-
nament, contact the Emanon Country
Club at 570-388-6112.
Tee sponsorships are available for $30
and can be sent to Mildred Petrucci, c/o,
Modern Market, 1179 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter, PA18643.
Pace Setters seeking teams
The Pace Setter Athletic Club of North-
eastern PA will sponsor and operate a se-
ries of "Fall Ball" basketball leagues. The
leagues will include a 5th & 6th grade
boys division, a 5th &6th grade girls divi-
sion, a 7th &8th boys division, a 7th &8th
girls division and an Adult (over 30) divi-
sion.
Games will be played at the Greater
Scranton YMCA in Dunmore on both in
outdoor and indoor courts. The leagues
will run through Sept., Oct. and Nov. In-
terested parties contact Pace Setter A.C. at
347-7018 or 575-0941 or e-mail paceset-
terbasketball@verizon.net.
S P O R T S B R I E F S
Pittston Area XC Parents meeting Monday
Wyoming Area Football home
games will be broadcast live over
the Internet throughout the 2011
season. Both audio and video will
bebroadcast byaccessingthelink,
www.wyomingareafootball.org/
broadcast.html or just visiting
Wyoming Area Footballs home
pagewww.wyomingareafootbal-
l.org.
The project is being supported
by the Wyoming Area Football
ParentsAssociationandwill bene-
fit fansthat areunabletoattendthe
game in person. Individuals will
have the ability to access the
broadcast through their home
computer, or on a mobile broad-
band device.
The broadcast system has been
tested on several scrimmages and
most of the technical issues have
been identified and resolved. The
quality of the audio is very good.
The video quality will not be what
people area ccustomed to viewing
whenwatchinggames onnetwork
TV. However, thetechnical teamis
looking at ways to improve the
broadcast.
Nick Perugini and Ron Musto
will announce the games fromthe
press box. Fans will alsobe able to
chatwiththeannouncers. Asthe
game is being called, the announ-
cers will receive messages from
fans that may be answered during
the broadcast. If successful, the
broadcast teammaylookfor com-
mercial sponsorship that will ben-
efit the Wyoming Area Football
Program.
The Warriors open their regular
seasonat home, Fridaynight, Sep-
tember 2 vs. Western Wayne. The
broadcast will come on the air at
6:30, ahalfhourbeforegametime.
Questions regardingthis project
canbe directedtoNickPerugini at
nperuginI@aol.com
Warriors home grid games to be broadcast on internet
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Four years ago Old Forge Head Foot-
ball Coach Mike Schuback penciled in
three sophomore offensive linemen on a
team that featured skill players that were
about to come into their own. That team
went on to win seven games and make
the District 2 playoffs.
This year, Schuback will do the same.
Only this time he expects the Blue Dev-
ils to be even better.
I made this statement before doubles,
and I am going to stand with it. If we do
not make the district championship
game, its going to be disappointing,
said Schuback who enters his 10th sea-
son at the helm of his Alma Mater. We
are at make or break right now. With the
skill kids we have and the three-year se-
niors we have around (we are at that
point). Even though they werent big
names for the past two years, we feel we
know each other well enough, and know
the other teams well enough, that we
should be successful.
The skill players Schuback refers to
are running backs Lou Febbo and Brian
Bubba Tomasetti, wide receivers Dave
Argust and Michael Vieira, and quarter-
back Colin Carey.
Febbo rushed for 899 yards and nine
touchdowns as a junior while playing in
an offense that put up 1,240 yards and 16
touchdowns in the air. Tomasetti added
209 yards on just 25 carries while
punching it in twice as a sophomore.
Argust, a senior, caught 20 balls for
almost 200 yards and one touchdown
last season, and Vieira, a junior, chipped
in with five catches for almost 100 yards
but was also the top return man for Old
Forge with 15 kickoff returns for 208
yards.
Carey will be the X-factor for the Blue
Devils.
After taking few reps under center in
passing situations last season, the fleet-
footed 63 senior did run for 224 yards
on just 27 carries while scoring three
touchdowns out of the Old Forge spread-
set.
We arent going to be a straight I-
(formation) team all of the time, said
Schuback. Carey does such a great job
spreading the field and making it work
to our advantage with the skill kids we
have. I think its going to dictate how
many kids teams are going to be able to
put in the box, and that is going to make
it easier on the kids up front than in the
past.
The players up front for Old Forge will
include three sophomores in a rotation
of six players as the season begins for
VA R S I T Y F O O T B A L L
PHOTO BY RICK NOTARI
Old Forge seniors, pictured from left to right, Dave Argust, Joey Ciuccio, Lou Febbo, Anthony Trotta, Cory Stuart and Colin Carey, look to keep the Blue Devils on the
winning track in 2011. Old Forge has won at least seven games in each of the past six seasons.
Blue Devils ready for repeat performance
By Rick Notari
Staff Writer
See TROTTA, Page 54
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The opportunity was there for
Old Forges J Argonish and Corey
Palma to give away three points,
and most likely the match against
arch-rival Riverside on Wednes-
day morning at Pine Hill Country
Club in Taylor.
But instead, the senior duo
drilled putts on both the eighth
and ninth holes to solidify indi-
vidual victories and a better-ball
point, to give the Blue Devils a
gut-wrenching, 6-3, win over the
Vikings.
Playing separately, both golfers
led by two holes early in their re-
spective matches. But Nico Mun-
ley evened things up against Pal-
ma heading to the Par 5, 470-yard
No. 8, and Argonish clung to a 1-
up advantage against Cole Sur-
ridge as both teed off on the same
hole.
Palma scrambled for a par on
the eighth, leavingnodoubt onhis
par putt with Munley already in
with a par to keep the match even
headed to the final hole. The
three-year starter then launched
his drive on the Par 4, 315-yard
No. 9 less than 20 yards from the
green before chipping within 15
feet of the cup. Munleys drive
was less than 40 yards from the
green, but the sophomore chipped
short of the green before reaching
on his third shot.
But Palma drained his birdie
putt before Munley parred the
hole to take one point in his indi-
vidual match, and one point for
better-ball of partners between
himself and partner Jordan Ohler
and Riversides Munley and Carl
Pugliese. Pugliese beat Ohler, 3
and 2, to keep the Vikings within
2-1 after the first group of play.
The first group had already fin-
ished when Argonish and playing
partner Ian Nemetz had reached
the eighth green with Riversides
Cole Surridge and Jaron Vishnes-
ky. Argonish steadily made the
exact putt Palma did on No. 8 a
pin-high, eight footer to halve
the hole with Surridge and remain
1-up heading to No. 9. Nemetz
meanwhile lagged a 20-footer
fromabove the hole to within two
feet tofinishwitha bogeytohalve
the hole with Vishnesky and keep
the better-ball match even. Ne-
metz went to the ninth tee 1-down
to Vishnesky.
Both Argonish and Surridge
struggledoff the tee andwiththeir
secondandthirdshots onthe final
hole. But after a solid chip and
one putt, Surridge was in with a
double bogey while Argonish
faced a eight-foot downward putt
from behind the hole to tie the
Vikings No. 3 golfer. Argonish
solidly struck the ball which hit
the back of the cup, bounced up,
landed on the back of the lip and
fell in for the individual win and a
3-1 Old Forge lead.
Nemetz couldnt get past Vish-
nesky on the final hole, but his10-
footer for bogey halved the better-
ball matchandgave the Blue Dev-
ils a half-point and a 3.5-2.5 lead
with the final group teeing off at
No. 9.
The win by Argonish clinched
the victory for Old Forge (1-0-1)
because the final group of Adam
Barsigian and AJ Cantarella had
already clinched1.5 points before
heading to the ninth tee.
Barsigian split his individual
match with Mike King, and Can-
tarella, a freshman, beat Adam
Leasure, 2-up, for his first career
win. Barsigian and Cantarella al-
so one the better-ball match, 1-up.
OF 4.5, Scranton 4.5
Corey Palma and Jordan Ohler
swept three points in the first
group but it wasnt enough for
Old Forge to come away with a
win as the Blue Devils settled for
a 4.5-4.5 tie with Scranton on
Monday afternoon at Summit
Hills in Clarks Summit.
Palma won his individual
match, 4 and 2, and Ohler picked
uphis first career win, 2-up, as the
duo combined to shoot a better-
ball score of 33.
Ian Nemetz also won an indi-
vidual point with a 2 and 1 win.
He and partner Adam Barsigian
halved their better-ball match for
the final half-point for the Blue
Devils.
PA158, Coughlin 165
Brandon Matthews and Ryan
Tracy each carded 2-over par 38s
as Pittston Area won an important
VA R S I T Y G O L F
Argonish, Palma putt Blue Devils past Vikes
Big putts on eighth, ninth holes propel Old Forge to 6-3 win
By Rick Notari
Dispatch Staff
PHOTOS BY RICK NOTARI
Above, Old Forge's J Argonish watches his birdie putt on No. 3 at Pine Hills as playing partner Ian
Nemetz looks on. Argonish made big putts on No. 8 and No. 9 to help lead the Blue Devils to a win
over Riverside on Wednesday morning. Below left, Corey Palma chips up to the No. 5 green, and
below rght, AdamBarsigian watches his tee shot on No. 6.
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The 2011 high school tennis
campaign is 24-hours away from
getting underway and both Pitt-
ston Area and Wyoming Area are
rarin to go.
Pittston Area coach, Kim Col-
lins, in her seventh-year as head
coach, and Wyoming Area coach,
Tony Callaio are optimistic for
this years season. Both teams are
looking to improve upon last
years records.
The Lady Patriots open up with
GAR at home tomorrow, and
Wyoming Area will begin their
season against Crestwood, also at
home.
Pittston Areas squad consists
of 11 players headed by four se-
niors. Thoseseniors are, AnnaPo-
drasky, Ali Quinn, Caitlynn Cad-
walder, and an injured Danielle
Corcoran.
Podrasky will be used in the
No.1slot as she was last year, and
juniors Miranda WarunekandAl-
iciaChopyakwill playsecondand
third singles, respectively.
The rest of the teamconsists of
sophomores Haleigh Zurek, Ta-
tianna Supinski, and Rosie Rit-
sick, and freshmen Mikhaela
Moher and Claudia Shandra.
Ali Quinn and Haleigh Zurek
will start in the No.1doubles spot,
but according to Coach Collins,
No.2 doubles is up for grabs.
We lost three girls to gradua-
tion but all are returning with the
exception of the two new fresh-
men, said Collins. Not only is
Coach Collins looking to better
last seasons record, shes in a
great position to build upon the
team for next year.
Collins lists Wyoming Semina-
ry, Dallas and Wyoming Valley
West as the top teams they will
face this year.
Fourth-year head coach Tony
Callaioisabit moreoptimisticgo-
ing into this years schedule after
fielding a team without a senior
last year. That means going into
2011, he will have six-seniors on
theteammakinguphalf theroster.
Imhoping the seniors can get
their game together and make a
dent intheschedule,saidCallaio.
Most of the veterans have at least
three years of tennis under their
belt, so its up to themif they want
to have a successful year or not.
Those six-seniors are Brina
Platt, NikoleDougherty, AlexRo-
mano, Alecia Pizano, Emily Lu-
kasavage, and Morgan Bilbow.
Valerie Bott has beenplayingin
the No.1spot for the last two-sea-
sons and will be looking to regain
that spot for this season. However
she sustained a knee injury this
past springandis doingher best to
bounce back.
JoiningBott will bePlatt, Luka-
savage, and junior Lisa Chihorek
vying for singles positions.
All three singles position are
up for grabs, noted Callaio. All
four girls are pretty much level
with each other at this point.
Doubles specialists Alex Ro-
mano and Alicia Pizano will be
back for their third-year while
MorganBilbow, NikoleDougher-
ty and sophomore Julia Gober
will battle for a spot playing dou-
bles.
Sophomore Britney Benkoski,
and freshmen Julia Banas and
Madeleine Ambruso are first-
year players and novices that are
showing improvement every day.
The sport is difficult as it is, so
its great to see these young ladies
making an effort daily to learn the
game and improve, added Call-
aio.
The schools will face each oth-
er onFriday, September16at Mat-
tei Middle School Courts in
Hughestown.
VA R S I T Y T E N N I S
Lady Patriots, Lady Warriors rarin to go
Both PA and WA ready to take next step
Dispatch Staff Reports
The Pittston Area 2011 Girls' Tennis teamis pictured, fromleft to right, first row, Danielle Corcoran,
and Ali Quinn; back row, Coach KimCollins, Haleigh Zurek, Claudia Shandra, Tatiana Supinski, Anna
Podrasky, Miranda Warunek, and Alicia Chopyak. Absent fromphoto, Caitlynn Cadwalder, Rosemary
Ritsick, and Mikhaela Moher
The Wyoming Area 2011 Girls' Tennis teamis pictured, fromleft to right, kneeling, Julia Gober, Brit-
ney Benkoski, Julia Banas, and Maddy Ambruso; standing, Alexandria Romano, Nikole Doughterty,
Emily Lukasavage, Brina Platt, and Lisa Chihorek. Absent fromphoto, Morgan Bilbow, Alicia Pizano,
and Valerie Bott.
Aug. 29 .......................................GAR
Aug. 31...........................HAZLETON
Sep. 2.....................................at Dallas
Sep. 6.......................VALLEY WEST
Sep. 9................................MMI PREP
Sep. 12................................at Hanover
Sep. 14........................CRESTWOOD
Sep. 16.................WYOMING AREA
Sep. 19................................at Seminary
Sep. 21..................................at Berwick
Sep. 23 ................................at Coughlin
Sep. 26 .........................at Tunkhannock
Sep. 28...............................at Redeemer
HOME MATCHES IN CAPS
Pittston Area Tennis Schedule
Aug. 29 ..................CRESTWOOD
Aug. 31....................................GAR
Sep. 2............................at Coughlin
Sep. 6.............................at Berwick
Sep. 9.........................HAZLETON
Sep. 12...............................at Dallas
Sep. 14.................VALLEY WEST
Sep. 16....................at Pittston Area
Sep. 19 .............TUNKHANNOCK
Sep. 21................at Holy Redeemer
Sep. 23.........................at Seminary
Sep. 26 .........................MMI PREP
Sep. 28...........................at Hanover
HOME MATCHES IN CAPS
Wyoming Area Tennis Schedule
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the Blue Devils. But that is not
to say Old Forge is totally inex-
perienced on the offensive line.
Senior Anthony Trotta, a
510, 220-pound guard/tackle,
returns after starting every
game at right tackle as a junior.
Trotta begins the season as the
right tackle as the Blue Devils
await 62, 220-pound sopho-
more Ryan Paulish to return
from an off-season knee injury.
When Paulish returns, Trotta is
likely to move to left guard to
give the Blue Devils another
athletic pulling guard.
Anthony Conforti, a 511, 205
senior is battling with senior
Cory Stuart who moves from
tight end for the left tackle
spot. Conforti can also slide
down to guard, while Trotta
could also see time at left tackle
depending on the development
of two other sophomores.
Paul Papi, 60, 190, will play
right guard, and Joey Bruno,
62, 200 will serve as the top
backup at guard and center. Se-
nior Nick Nally is also in the
mix at guard. Tyler Clark, a
511, 220-pound junior, will
start at center, and can also play
guard.
We see tons of comparisons
(to the group of young linemen
four years ago), but not to of-
fend anyone, this group is more
athletic, said Schuback whose
teams have won 68 games in his
nine seasons. Paul and Joey
are big kids that mirror what
Kyle (Holland) and AJ (Grasso)
brought to the table, and the
toughness that Stuart, Conforti,
and Tyler bring, reminds me a
lot of Mark (Zambetti).
We are more adaptive up-
front though with guys who can
play a bunch of positions,
which is kind of unique and will
work to our advantage. With
Febbo and Tomasetti back
there, any little hole and they
are going to exploit it.
Joey Ciuccio, a 511, 190-
pound senior will play fullback
with sophomore Jorden Sekol
serving as his backup. Junior
Anthony DeSando returns at
tight end after starting the sec-
ond half of the season as a soph-
omore.
Transfer Brenden Wahl, a
510, 165-pound junior will
serve as the backup quarter-
back, and juniors Anthony Pic-
colini and Elijah Wilson add
depth to the receiving corps.
Defensively, Trotta, Stuart
and Ciuccio will anchor the de-
fense. The three seniors are the
only returning starters among
the front seven in the Blue Dev-
ils 4-4 scheme.
Trotta racked up 94 tackles to
lead the team from his inside li-
nebacker position, while Stuart
and Ciuccio combined for 50
tackles and six sacks from their
defensive end positions.
Old Forge will also be experi-
enced at both cornerback spots
with Argust, Tomasetti and
Vieira set to rotate at the posi-
tion. Sophomore Jake Manetti
has earned the nod at safety
with Argust providing depth.
Conforti will man the other
inside linebacker spot after see-
ing time inside as a junior. Feb-
bo and senior Ryan Cadwalder
are set to start at outside line-
backer, leaving the only holes to
fill at tackle for the Big Blue
Wrecking Crew.
DeSando and Clark are set to
start at defensive tackle with ju-
nior David Rudy Rudalavage,
510, 200-pounds, Bruno and
Paulish in the rotation. DeSan-
do can also play defensive end,
as will Papi and sophomore
Paul Piemontese.
We have both our ends back
and we have great experience
inside, said Schuback. Con-
forti had a good season last year
in a backup role, and Trotta is
obviously going to be solid for
us. We return somewhat the
heart of our defense in a sense,
but the key is going to be up-
front.
Sekol and Nally will back up
Trotta and Conforti at inside li-
nebacker, and junior Warren
Welsh and sophomore Shane
Schuback will back up Febbo
and Cadwalder on the outside.
Junior Matt Mancuso returns
for his second season as the
Blue Devils kicker after con-
verting 32-of-34 extra points in
his first season on the gridiron.
Argust will serve as the Old
Forge punter after posting a
31.0-yard per punt average last
season.
The return of an experienced
core with a group of talented,
athletic underclassmen has
Schuback excited for the begin-
ning of the 2011 season.
Our skill kids are the
strength of our football team.
They really are talented, said
Schuback. And our sopho-
more class is going to be a big
plus for us. They are very ath-
letic and give us a big lift. Our
junior class is a little unseen,
unheard, but makes up a lot of
our skill group.
At the same time, Schuback
is aware the Blue Devils are a
bit under the radar in the Lacka-
wanna Football Conference Di-
vision III.
I think every game is going
to be difficult. Playing on the
road at Holy Cross on a Satur-
day, Montrose has a young staff
that will energize the program,
Trail is loaded, and what Sus-
quehanna did to us last year to
end the year motivates us, said
Schuback. It is good no one is
talking about us. It gives our
kids a sense of, Hey. Thats
good. Dont give us the atten-
tion.
But like a couple years ago,
we had three guys who people
knew about, and the others no
one knew about - blue collar
kids who just worked hard and
got the job done. This team has
more skill than that team
though, so I am really optimis-
tic.
Old Forge opens the season at
home Friday night against
Lake-Lehman at 7 p.m.
Trotta lone returning offensive lineman for Blue Devils
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Name........................Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
1 Matt Mancuso ......................56 170 Jr. K
3 Anthony Piccolini .....57 170 Jr. WR/DB
4 Shane Schuback.......60 185 So. WR/LB
5 Phil Vahey................510 165 Jr. WR/DB
7 Brenden Wahl ...........510 165 Jr. QB/DB
8 Elijah Wilson.............63 178 Jr. WR/DB
10 Michael Vieira.........57 150 Jr. WR/DB
11 Warren Walsh...........58 160 Jr. WR/LB
12 Dave Argust ............60 178 Sr. WR/DB
14 Colin Carey..............63 185 Sr. QB/DB
16 Ryan Cadwalder .......58 165 Sr. RB/LB
20 Nick Vieira ..............57 148 Sr. RB/DB
21 Brian Tomasetti ........60 170 Jr. RB/DB
22 Matt Trotta ..............56 150 So. RB/LB
23 Paul Piemontese.....510 165 So. TE/DL
24 Jake Manetti..........510 170 So. QB/DB
32 Joey Ciuccio ...........511190 Sr. RB/DE
33 Louis Febbo............510 170 Sr. RB/LB
Name........................Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
34 Jorden Sekol ...........62 205 So. RB/LB
42 Brandon Yescavage 511165 So. RB/DB
51 Ryan Paulish ...........62 220 So. OL/DL
52 Nick Nally................59 200 Sr. OL/LB
53 Cory Stuart...............60 195 Sr. OL/DE
54 Tyler Clark ..............511 220 Jr. OL/DL
55 Anthony Conforti ...511 205 Sr. OL/LB
63 Anthony Trotta.......510 220 Sr. OL/LB
64 Paul Papi .................60 190 So. OL/DL
66 Joey Bruno..............61 200 So. OL/DL
74 David Rudalavage ..510 200 Jr. OL/DL
88 Tony DeSando...........60 185 Jr. TE/DE
Head Coach: Mike Schuback, 10th year
Asst. Coaches: JP Gutowski, Dan Holland,
Gene Biscontini, and Mike Cusumano.
Old Forge Blue Devils
Sep. 2 ...................LAKE-LEHMAN
Sep. 9 ....................................at GAR
Sep. 16 ..........NORTHWEST AREA
Sep. 23..........................at Honesdale
Sep. 30..........................RIVERSIDE
Oct. 7..............................at Montrose
Oct. 14......LACKAWANNA TRAIL
Oct. 21..........................at Mid Valley
Oct. 29.........................at Holy Cross
Nov. 4 ..................SUSQUEHANNA
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Old Forge Football Schedule
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The YMCA held its annual
Fall Mens Adult League Basket-
ball playoffs this past week.
Bonner defeated Highway
FCY, 67-64inthe first game, and
Januzzis beat Pittston Lumber,
79-78 in the second game.
Bonner will play Januzzis to-
day at 5 p.m. for the champion-
ship.
Y M C A H O O P S
Bonner to face Januzzis today for crown
PHOTOS BY ALEXANDRIA ANTONACCI
At right, former WYoming Area
standout Bernard Edmonds
goes in for a layup during the
Men's semifinals at the YMCA.
At far right, Carl Stravinski
blocks the shot of TimCrossin
on Thursday night.
formances so far this year.
Her Tomato Festival win was
her sixth in area races. She
won the Hazleton Health and
Fitness 5K and the Warrior
Trail 5K in Shickshinny
both in April. She won the Old
Fort 5 Miler in Forty Fort on
Memorial Day. She won the
West Pittston Anthracite 4-
Mile Run in June. And she
won the Pauly Friedman Fam-
ily 5K at Misericordia Univer-
sity a week ago.
Exeters Jeff McCabe, the
former Wyoming Area and
Edinboro University standout
runner who won the Tomato
Festival 5K the last two years,
was on hand yesterday as a
spectator. McCabe is nursing
a quadriceps injury and was
unable to defend his crown.
Flynn finished second last
year, finishing 1:24 behind
McCabe.
This years race, which had
a field of 256 runners, was
run in memory of SPC Dale J.
Kridlo, US Army, 33, of
Hughestown, who was killed
by insurgent gunfire in Af-
ghanistan in November 2010.
Kridlo is buried at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Pittston Tomato Festival
5K Run results
Top 10
Matt Flynn, 25, 16:18
Sean Robbins, 41, 17:02
Chris Dailey, 20, 17:03
Paul Leonard, 49, 17:23
Marcus Magyar, 25, 17:28
Pat Leonard, 31, 17:41
Jamie Connors, 17, 18:42
Mike McAndrew, 51, 18:47
Jeff Calarusso, 21, 19:07
Deedra Porfirio, 34, 19:27
Male award winners
Overall: 1. Flynn; 2. Rob-
bins; 3. Dailey. Age group
award winners: 14 & under:
Jeremy Grivensky, Plains
Twp., 21:24. 15-19: Jamie
Connors, Pittston, 18:42. 20-
24: Jeff Calarusso, Hanover
Twp., 19:07. 25-29: Marcus
Magyar, W. Pittston, 17:28.
30-34: Pat Leonard, Pittston,
17:41. 35-39: Derek Zalenski,
Moosic, 21:01. Masters Divi-
sion: 40-44: Paul Sokolowski,
Greenfield, 19:55. 45-49: Paul
Leonard, Scranton, 17:23. 50-
59: Mike McAndrew, Avoca,
18:47. 60 & over: Bill Camp,
Dallas, 31:14.
Top 3 female finishers
Deedra Porfirio, 34, 19:27
C. Lombardo, 16, 19:55
Alexandria Plant, 16, 20:01
Female award winners
Overall: 1. Porfirio; 2. Lom-
bardo; 3. Plant. Age group
award winners: 14 & under:
Tara Johnson, Avoca, 20:49.
15-19: Bianca Botton, Pitt-
ston, 21:03. 20-24: Katie
Snyder, Dalton, 21:29. 25-29:
Chantal Priolo, Pennsauken,
N.J., 25:55. 30-34: Erin Mo-
reck, Forty Fort, 22:10. 35-39:
Erin Griffin, Kingston, 23:02.
Masters Division: 40-44: Ma-
ry Leonard, New York City,
22:52. 45-49: Mary Walsh,
Pittston, 30:32. 50-59: Laurie
Chiumento, Pittston, 28:06.
60 & over: Dee Cordora,
Swoyersville, 28:10.
RUN
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WVC East match with Coughlin
on Wednesday afternoon at
Wilkes-Barre Muni.
Matt Carroll, Chris Lynch and
CalvinOBoyle all shot 41for the
Patriots (2-0) as they beat the
Crusaders by seven strokes.
PA168, Tunkhannock 186
Pittston Areas Brandon Mat-
thews shot 40 in a WVC match
for the first time in over a year,
but it not matter as the Patriots
thumped Tunkhannock, 168-186
in the opening match of the
WVC East season last Monday.
Matthews did not shoot any-
thing worse than a 37 last season
as a junior. His 40 was good
enough to share medalist honors
with teammate Matt Carroll at
the Tigers home course, Stone
Hedge CC.
Ryan Tracy and Calvin
OBoyle each carded 44 for Pitt-
ston Area.
WA161, Tunkhannock 167
Wyoming Area dropped a
close match with Tunkhannock,
161-167, on Wednesday after-
noon at Fox Hill CC in Exeter.
Nick Rydzewski earned med-
alist honors with a 1-over par 36
for the Warriors, edging Brent
Christy who shot 37 for the Ti-
gers.
Zach Mulhern carded a 42 for
Wyoming Area, and Connor
Mangan shot 44. Jake Wysocki
added a 45 for the Warriors (0-2).
WA180, Coughlin 167
Wyoming Area struggled in its
season-opening match with
Coughlin at Wilkes-Barre Muni
on Monday afternoon in a 167-
180 loss.
Zach Mulhern was low man
for the Warriors with a 43.
Nick Rydzewski shot 45 for
Wyoming Area, and Mike Carey
and Courtney Melvin each card-
ed 46s.
Palma wins Low Senior
title at Jackman
Old Forges Corey Palma was
forced to settle for second after
finishing in a tie for first after the
first 18 holes of play at the annual
Jackman Memorial Tournament
at Scranton Muni last Friday.
Palma, and Abington Heights
senior Dalton Coldwater, each
shot even-par 72, forcing a play-
off on the No. 1 Par-5 at the
Mount Cobb course.
Coldwater, the son of Glen-
maura CC golf professional
Cleve Coldwater, won the event
with a bogey on the first playoff
hole after Palma hit his drive into
trouble and could not recover.
Despite losing out on the over-
all championship, Palma earned
the LowSenior title for his round
of 37-35. The three-year starter
for the Blue Devils became the
highest finishing Old Forge gol-
fer at the Jackman with his
round.
Standings
WVC East
Pittston Area......................2-0
Coughlin.............................1-1
Tunkhannock......................1-1
Wyoming Area ..................0-2
LL Southern
Holy Cross.........................2-0
Abington Heights...............1-0
Scranton Prep.....................1-0
Dunmore ............................1-0
Old Forge ........................1-0-1
North Pocono .....................1-1
Delaware Valley.................0-1
Valley View........................0-1
West Scranton ....................0-1
Mid Valley .........................0-2
Riverside............................0-2
Scoring average
1. Matthews, PA...............39.0
2t. Carroll, PA..................40.5
2t. Rydzewski, WA..........40.5
4. Tracy, PA......................41.0
5t. Mulhern, WA..............42.5
5t. OBoyle, PA................42.5
Records
Palma, OF..........................2-0
Argonish, OF......................1-1
Cantarella, OF....................1-1
Nemetz, OF........................1-1
Ohler, OF............................1-1
Barsigian, OF.................0-0-2
This weeks schedule
Tuesday
PA at Wyoming Area
OF v. Dunmore
Wednesday
PA v. Hanover
WA v. GAR
Thursday
OF v. North Pocono
Friday
PA at Holy Redeemer
Matthews, Tracy, Carroll lead Pittston Area to 2-0 start
Continued fromPage 52
PHOTO BY RICK NOTARI
Old Forge's Ian Nemetz chips up to the No. 8 green at Pine Hills
during the Blue Devils win over Riverside on Wednesday.
Julia Stella, a student at the
Pittston Area Middle School, re-
cently competed in the Keystone
State Games.
Stella played with the Pocono
Youth 2 Field Hockey Team that
finished fourth.
K E Y S T O N E S TAT E G A M E S
Stella competes at KSG
The f irst-half playoffs
have begun. In the f irst
game, Blandina Apartments
defeated Bassler Equipment
12-8 to f inish f irst and re-
ceive an automatic place in
the f irst-half f inals.
The f irst round started
with KWIK N EZ Mart edg-
ing Roberts Repairs 12-8 in
a hotly contested match.
Cuzs Susquehanna Bar &
Grill squeaked by Dyller
Law 12-11 and Bassler
Equipment dispatched Atlas
Realty 12-5.
The second round saw
Cuzs again have to go to the
limit in eliminating KWIK
n EZ, 12-11.
The third round was played
for the right to play Blandi-
nas in the f inals. Cuzs won
their third game of the night
by defeating Bassler 12-8.
Next week will begin with
Cuzs taking on Blandinas in
the best-of-three for a spot in
the league championship se-
ries.
The second-half playoffs
will begin next week with
KWIK N EZ taking on
Bassler Equipment and
Blandina Apartments play-
ing Roberts Repairs fol-
lowed by Atlas Realty going
up against Old Forge Chiro-
practic.
YAT E S V I L L E B O C C E
Blandina Apartments nab
berth in first-half finals
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Old Forge Social Club completed a
three-game sweep of top-seed Moosic
Diner on Thursday night at Pagnotti Park
to win the Moosic-Old Forge Mens Soft-
ball Championship Series for the third
consecutive season.
OFSC defeated Moosic Diner by the
scores of 19-8, 10-4 and 11-6 in single
games on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday to complete its three-year dom-
ination of the MOF post-season.
Moosic Diner got to the finals by de-
feating Caf Rinaldi, 25-8, on Monday to
win its semifinal series with the fifth-seed
club, 2-1. The second-seeded Social Club
swept GIs Bar in the semifinals.
OFSC(26-7) also won its fourth title in
five years while Moosic Diner lost in the
finals for the third time in four seasons.
Teammembers include Pat Revello, Mike
Wincovitch, Robert Bergamino, Bobby
Pezzuti, Joe Pirillo, Jim DeStefano, Jared
Yanniello, Stephen Semenza, JJ Thomas,
Mike Ferrit, Mike Martinelli, and Brian
Morris.
M E N S S O F T B A L L
OFSC sweeps Moosic Diner for three-peat
PHOTOS BY RICK NOTARI
Old Forge Social Club shortstop Jared Yanniello turns an unassisted double play as second baseman Mike Wincovitch looks
on during their team's win in Game 1 of the Moosic-Old Forge Men's Softball League Championship Series.
Stephen Semenza lines a basehit for OFSC.
Moosic Diner third baseman Ryan Fratzola makes a play to first.
Pat Revello smacks a hit. Nick Pecuch homers for Moosic Diner.
At top, Bobby Beviglia tosses a pitch for
Moosic Diner, and above, Bobby Pezzuti
is congratulated after hitting a home
run.
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his has been a season of roster craziness for the Scran-
ton Wilkes-Barre Yankees and with September call-
ups on their way; the roster isnt getting any more
consistent.
This is true for any Triple-A team. There are always play-
ers coming up and going down trying to prove themselves
ready for the big leagues or out of necessity. Because of this,
the SWB Yankees are happy to have a couple of consistent
and valuable arms in their bullpen.
Pitchers going up and down, getting hurt or games just
being rained out have caused the team to be put in a pinch
about what to do with their team. When those times have
occurred though, it has been Lance Pendleton and George
Kontos to the rescue.
When you think of long relievers, you think of some of the
least talented pitchers on the team or just a guy that a team
can throw out there to eat up innings when the score def icit is
high. That is not the case with these guys.
If the SWB Yankees need someone to start a game, to come
in after a pitcher gives up a lot of runs, or even close a game
out, Manager Dave Miley hasnt hesitated to go to Pendleton
or Kontos.
Kontos has been the better Triple-A pitcher of the two. He
has pitched to a 4-4 record with a sparkling 2.73 ERA. Kon-
tos has pitched 87 innings and started four games. You cant
ask for better numbers out a long reliever.
I really like Kontos because of the number of go-to pitches
he has. He relies mostly on his slider to get hitters out, which
is easily his best pitch, because he can throw it for a strike in
any count.
Kontos has been slowed down in the past because of an arm
injury but I believe he is fully recovered. I also think that it
was the best thing that happened to his career.
When Kontos came back from his injury his velocity was
way down which forced him to learn how to become more of
a pitcher. Now, Kontos has his velocity back up and it goes
very nicely with his new found control.
Lance Pendleton is a different story. Pendletons numbers
arent as good as Kontos but he is still solid. He has a 3-4
record, 3.15 ERA, 65.2 innings pitched, and ten games start-
ed.
Pendleton relies on his control, which is good. It gets the
job done and done well.
Many of you may remember Pendleton from his call up to
New York earlier this season. His Big League experience is
what will set him apart from Kontos if it is between the two
of them to be called up.
Pendleton did a very nice job for the Yankees but I cant
really say I think hell be a good major league pitcher. It
could have been just beginners luck when he was there or I
could be completely wrong but I just dont believe his stuff
can translate to a successful Big League career.
Either way, Kontos and Pendleton have been great and
versatile options for the SWB Yankees this season.
Tommy Romanelli is a Wyoming Area grad and a sopho-
more at LCCC. He writes for pinstripesplus.com His
thoughts on the SWB Yankees will appear in The Dispatch
throughout the season.
I N S I D E YO U R YA N K E E S
Versatile relievers
solid for SWB
By Tommy Romanelli
Special to The Dispatch
The Wyoming/West Wyom-
ing/Exeter Panthers C-Team
won its season opener 48-0
against the Kingston Huskies.
Riley Rusyn, Charlie Banash-
efski, Caleb Graham, Corey
Mruk, and Adam Wisnewski
scored the touchdowns for the
Panthers while Dillon Williams
and Nick Elko scored the two-
point conversions.
Jacob Williams, Jack Dileo
and Josh Jones had good rushes
behind good blocking by Jayden
Rusyn, Bryce Hinkle, Cael
Heck, Jonathan Augustine and
Nasir Condry.
The WWE Panthers defense
did not allow a first down all
game.
The defense was led by Walter
"Bear" Smith, Garrett Larson,
Nathaniel May, Matt Clarke, and
Noah Valdez.
The Panthers D-Teamsuffered
a 22-8 loss to the Kingston
Huskies in the season opener.
Rocco Pizano scored an early
touchdown for the Panthers,
with great blocks by Leo Haros,
Nick Winsock and Drew Mruk.
The Kingston Huskies scored
three touchdowns despite the
best efforts by the defense led by
Keegan Rusyn and Matt Ragan-
tesi.
James Bumbarger addedtothe
Panthers score with a safety late
in the game.
Junior Blue Devils
The Old Forge Jr. Blue Devils
swept Triboro rival Taylor last
Sunday in Taylor.
Old Forge did not allow the Jr.
Vikes to score in three games,
winning by a total margin of
46-0.
The C-Team won 13-0; the B-
Team followed with a 26-0 win;
and the A-Team completed the
sweep, 7-0.
All Greater Pittston Junior
Football Coaches are asked to
submit scores and stats to The
Dispatchby email nolater than
Friday mornings - at rnota-
ri@psdispatch.com.
J U N I O R F O O T B A L L
WWWE C Team wins opener
PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Duryea D teamrunning back Aloe finds a hole deep into the fourth
quarter.
Wildcats QB Brennan Higgins stiff arms a defender as he finds a
hole up the middle for a five-yard gain.
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No. Name...............Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
1 Matt Kintz...............58 180 Sr. RB
2 Mike Lumley.........59 160 So. QB
3 Joe Adonizio........511175 Sr. WR
4 Corey Popovich ....511 220 Sr. RB
5 Stephen Gamble....58 130 Sr. WR
6 Ahmad Bouie........510 170 Sr. RB
7 Kyle Memory.........59 165 Jr. WR
8 Nick OBrien ..........59 150 Jr. QB
9 Dylan Pegg.............59 150 Jr. WR
10 Farrod Condry ....57 150 So. WR
12 Jordan Zezza .........59 140 Jr. QB
15 Aaron Carter............59 160 Fr. K
16 Kyle Borton .........58 140 So. QB
17 AJ Lenkaitis ............60 165 Fr. K
20 Martin Michaels...59 170 Fr. RB
21 Cody Schmitz ......510 150 Jr. RB
22 Carmen Mauriello55 145 Jr. WR
23 Peter Sidari ..........57 145 So. RB
24 Tyric Popovich......61175 Jr. WR
25 Zach LaNunziata510 170 Jr. WR
26 Kyle Davis............61160 Jr. WR
30 LeJames Brown...61180 Sr. WR
35 Jeff Skursky ..........61185 Fr. RB
36 Rich Stepanski ...510 175 So. TE
42 Justin Langdon.....55 130 Sr. RB
43 Elijah LaFratte.....59 165 So. RB
44 Robbie Lewis ......59 185 Sr. WR
46 Mike Harding......59 160 So. RB
49 James Quinnan....58 170 So. RB
50 EJ Driving Hawk.60 200 Sr. OG
No. Name...............Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
51 Tyler Resciniti .....61 240 So. OG
52 Matt Dimick ..........59 200 So. C
53 Joe Campbell .......61 260 So. OT
54 Joe Taylor .............60 190 Jr. OG
56 AJ Jones................60 155 Sr. OT
58 Alex Gercak ...........510 160 Jr. C
62 Joe Erzar ..............511 295 Jr OG
63 Steve Hughes ....510 240 So. OG
64 Michael Gentile...58 220 Sr. OG
66 Austin Nocera .......61 270 Jr. OT
69 Jake Smith..........510 170 Sr. OG
71 Carl Zielinski ........62 290 Jr. OT
72 Shawn Whiting.....61 275 Jr. OG
76 Josh Weaver.........6;2 280 So. OT
77 Nick Bartoli ..........61 280 Sr. OT
80 Ryan Filipiak ........57 160 Sr. TE
82 Robert Burton........60 180 Jr. TE
85 Jeremy Seabridge.60 180 So. TE
86 Trent Grove............61185 Jr. TE
89 Derrick Dorman...61185 Jr. WR
Head Coach: Randy Spencer
Asst. Coaches: Joe Pizano, Mike
Fanti, RichMusinski, FredMarianac-
ci, Charlie McDermott, Eric Speece,
Jason Speece, Steve Sedon, Brian
Butler, Tom Campenni, Mike Laffey
and Vito Quaglia
Wyoming Area Warriors
tionally quick across the board. I
think we have enough size and
length and certain spots to at
least match up fairly well.
As for special teams, Smith
will handle kickoffs and Lang-
don will be the new punter.
OBrien, LaNunziata, and
Bouie will be the teams kick re-
turners.
The Warriors are very versa-
tile this year on defense and most
of their players will see time all
over the football field, rather
than at one position.
It may be a new year, but the
expectations are the same for
Spencer.
As far as wins, losses, our
goals are always the same. We
are in a very tough, competitive
Division II bracket, Spencer
said. Our goal is always to com-
pete for the championshipwithin
that division and secure a playoff
berth. For that to happen we need
some young kids to grow up
pretty quickly.
Spencer is looking to start off
on the right foot when they open
their season on Friday night at
home against Western Wayne.
We hope to get out to a fast
start and we hope to build some
momentum, Spencer said.
But, the reality is those guys
that are transitioning from part-
timers to full-timers have to be
ready to take on that kind of
workload.
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No. Name ....................Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
1 RJ Haas..................59 185 So. FB/DE
2 Chris Musto.................60 160 Sr. K/P
3 Joe Starinsky.........57 145 Jr. WR/DB
5 Mike Stankoski ....511165 Sr. TB/DB
6 Justin Wilk..............59 175 Jr. TB/LB
7 Anthony Schwab...60 175 Sr. QB/DB
8 Anthony Halat ......55 125 So. TB/DB
10 Steve Starinsky...511160 Jr. WR/DB
11 Rich Weinstock 510 155 So. WR/DB
12 Kyle Gattuso........58 145 Fr. QB/DB
14 Sam Falcone ........510 170 Jr. TB/LB
15 Hassan Maxwell ..59 170 So. TE/DE
16 Donovan Parham510150 Jr. WR/DB
18 James Emmett ....60 165 So. QB/DB
20 Zack Hoffman...510 160 So. TB/DB
21 Kevin OBrien ....58 140 Sr. WR/DB
22 Mike Chisdock....59 145 Jr. WR/DB
23 Ronnie DEliseo510 155 Jr. WR/DB
24 Evan Hahn..........511190 Sr. TB/DB
25 Tyler Roman .......61190 Sr. WR/DE
26 Eddie Klein ........60 155 Sr. WR/DB
28 Mike Baclasky ...59 165 Sr. WR/DB
30 Ben Lombardo ....61160 Jr. WR/DB
31 Kevin Tonte ........56 145 Sr. WR/DB
32 Brian Baldwin...511155 Sr. WR/DB
36 Marc Romanczuk511 200 Jr. FB/LB
38 John Cummings..511180 Sr. TE/DE
40 Adam Valkos .......61180 So. TE/DE
41 Joe Giambra..........59 205 Jr. FB/LB
42 Billy Scaramastro59 180 So. FB/DL
43 Eric Danaher......510 190 So. FB/DL
45 Mike Schwab ....59 150 So. WR/DB
48 Josh Schatzel ........61195 Sr. FB/DL
No. Name ....................Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.
50 Jake Zalewski ......59 200 Sr. OL/LB
51 Nick Dougal ........511185 Jr. OL/LB
53 Dave Mawson ......61185 Sr. OL/DE
54 Joe Stoss ............510 230 Sr. OL.DL
55 RJ Gabello............59 210 Jr. OL/DL
56 Anthony Haughton62 270 Jr. OL/DL
57 John Ameen ........63 300 Sr. OL/DL
58 Brad McKitish.....61 255 Sr. OL/DL
59 Jesse White ..........60 220 Jr. OL/DL
60 Josh Blaker ..........61 235 Sr. OL/DL
62 Cody Stoss ..........60 265 Sr. OL/DL
63 Chris Mawson...510 210 So. OL/DL
64 Brandon Hudacko55 200 Jr. OL/DL
66 Dave Dragon .......60 240 Sr. OL/DL
68BrianMlodzienski510245Jr. OL/DL
71 Mike Hughes.......60 190 So. OL/LB
72 Matt Lettieri........59 185 So. OL/DE
76 Hurley Simon.....62 295 So. OL/DL
78 Ryan OBoyle.....60 215 So. OL/DL
80 Brian Delaney ......62 185 Sr. TE/DE
81 Jordan Houseman61170 Jr. WR/DB
82 Mike Harth.......511165 So. WR/DB
83 Joe Harth..............61 200 Sr. TE/DE
84 Chris Cummings510 175 So. TE/DE
85 Dan Brady.........62 160 So. WR/DB
Head Coach: Mike Barrett
Asst. Coaches: Gennaro Zangardi, Joe
Lemoncelli, Mark Naylor, Rodney Fish-
er, Jack Kuchak, Tony Paciotti, Dave
Shuga, Joe Graziano, and Matt Semansi-
sion
Pittston Area Patriots
Hahnandjunior SammyFalcone
competing to be the primary
halfback, while juniors Joe
Giambra and Mark Romanczuk
will see time at fullback. Giam-
bra played well last season as a
sophomore, but his season was
cut short due to injury.
The teams primary strength
will be at wide receiver as the
Patriots return one of the top
playmakers inthe WyomingVal-
ley Conference in junior Jordan
Houseman. He will be the teams
featured receiver and Barrett
plans to focus the offense around
Houseman. And why not? As a
sophomore, Houseman scored
eight of Pittston Areas 15 touch-
downs on the season. He led the
team in receiving with 43 catch-
es for 556 yards and six scores,
and also rushed for a touchdown
and returned a kickoff for a
touchdown.
He is definitely going to be a
playmaker, Barrett said. Our
goal is to move the ball around as
much as possible, but hes a kid
who can take the ball at any time.
Jordan is going to be a focus.
Joining Houseman in the re-
ceiving corps will be seniors
Tyler Roman and Mike Stankos-
ki, and juniors Mike Chisdock
and Joe Starinsky. Brian Dela-
ney, a senior, makes his return as
the teams tight end.
The big boys up front on of-
fense will also be featured on the
defensive line, along with senior
Josh Schatzel. Senior Dave
Mawson and Roman will see
time at defensive end.
The biggest hole the Patriots
will have to fill is at middle line-
backer where they lost last sea-
sons top defender in Jeff Kram-
er.
But the coaches like what they
see in senior Jake Zalewski at
the position. As a junior, Zalew-
ski was second on the team in
tackles with 44. Junior Justin
Wilk, Falcone, and Romanczuk
will rotate at outside linebacker
in the Patriots 5-3 scheme.
Stankoski, Chisdock, Starin-
sky, and Houseman will roam
the secondary and look to dis-
rupt the plans of opposing quar-
terbacks. Hahnwill be the teams
primary safety.
The Patriots return one of the
better kickers in the WVC in se-
nior Chris Musto. He has been
working in the off-season and
has improved greatly. Musto
converted11extra-points as a ju-
nior and made a 38-yard field
goal.
Hes very, very good. He has
been getting good distance on
his kicks. He was down at the
Princeton Camp and did very,
very well there, Barrett said.
Hes just a tremendous kid. His
work ethic is very good and he is
an intelligent young man.
When Barrett was hired, he
watched a ton of film and was
very impressed with last years
team despite their record.
Looking back at the games, I
did have time to watch a lot of
filmin the off-season; they hung
in there tight, Barrett said.
As for expectations this year,
Barrett wouldnt provide a num-
ber.
We are going to be compet-
itive. There is no doubt about it,
Barrett aid. I dont want to give
you a number, but I think we are
going to be very competitive.
They need to expect to win every
game that they go in to. Youre
going to end up a lot better if you
go in to the game expecting to
win.
And fundamentally, thats the
perfect place to start.
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Thomas C. Burns, 68, of Pitt-
ston, died August 23, 2011, in
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre,
Hospice Community Care.
Born in Pittston on September
28, 1942, he was a son of the late
Thomas F. and Elizabeth Linnen
Burns. He was a graduate of St.
John the Evangelist High
School, Pittston, and the Univer-
sity of Scranton. He was a Cap-
tain in the U.S. Army serving in
Vietnam from 1964 to 1967. He
was a life member of St. John the
Evangelist Church. He was a
member of the Pittston Ambu-
lance and also an EMT, and was
a life member and former officer
of the Eagle Volunteer Fire De-
partment, Pittston. He served as
an officer for the Firemans Re-
lief Fund. He was also a member
of the NRA, the West Pittston
Moose Lodge and the Greater
Pittston Friendly Sons of Saint
Patrick. He was a former mem-
ber of the PittstonKnights of Co-
lumbus, the Pittston American
Legion and the Dupont VFW. He
was employed by the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania in the
Department of Labor.
Surviving are his sisters, Mary
and Elizabeth Burns of Pittston,
and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held August 26 at St. John
the Evangelist Church, Pittston.
Interment parish cemetery. Fu-
neral arrangements are entrusted
to the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral
Home, West Pittston. Online
condolences may be made at
www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Thomas C. Burns
August 23, 2011
Joseph J.
Falzone, for-
merly of Pitt-
ston, died Au-
gust 25, 2011,
at Highland
Manor Nurs-
ing Center, Exeter, where he
was currently a resident.
Born on February 14, 1912
in Racalmuto, Sicily, he was
the son of the late Biagio and
Maria (Castilglione) Fal-
zone. He, along with his
mother, immigrated to the
United States in 1921. He at-
tended Pittston City Schools.
He was most well-known for
his lifelong profession as a
barber. He was a lifelong
member of St. Roccos RC
Church, Pittston and its Fides
Club. He was a member of
the Racalmuto Society, The
Big Band Society, and he was
one of the original founding
members who served on the
Board of Directors of the
Emanon Country Club, locat-
ed in Falls.
In addition to his first wife,
Rita (Alba) Falzone, he was
also preceded in death by his
daughter Angie Sadowski in
March of 2010, a Step-daugh-
ter Georgianna Evans, and
his sister Grace Falzone.
He is survived by his loving
wife of 40 years, Angeline;
son, Bill Falzone and his wife
Cindy, Wilkes-Barre; daugh-
ter Marie Morganti and her
husband Peter, West Pittston;
brothers, Edward Falzone
Cheektowaga, NY; and Frank
Falzone; Amherst, NY;
grandchildren Lauri Moore
and her husband David, Fo-
gelsville; Rita Gubbiotti and
her husband Thomas, Inker-
man; and Nicole Reever and
her husband Scott, Wyoming;
Brian Eovitch, Wilkes-Barre;
Jason Evans, Pittston; Jared
Evans, Suscon; six great
grandchildren, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at 9 a.m. from
the Graziano Funeral Home,
Township Blvd., Pittston
Twp. with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Roccos RC Church, Pittston.
Interment St. Roccos RC
Cemetery, Pittston Twp.
Viewing hours will be held
Monday from 5-8 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Joseph J. Falzone
August 25, 2011
Vincent Zinkavich, of
West Pittston, died August
26, 2011 in Kindred Care
Hospital, at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
He was born in Duryea,
October 21, 1932, son of the
late Joseph and Ellen Gillis
Zinkavich. He was a gradu-
ate of Duryea High School
and after graduating from
Millersville University in
1954, he starting his teaching
and football coaching career
at the former Wyoming High
School. He continued his
teaching career at Wyoming
Area School District until
his retirement in 1992.
He was also preceded in
death by his wife, Rosemary
Clarke Zinkavich; brother,
Joseph Zinkavich; sister, Ro-
sella Zinkavich Wycoski;
and sister-in-laws, Marge
Zinkavich and Ruth Clarke
Verdine.
Surviving are brother-in-
law, Andy Verdine, Duryea;
nieces and nephews, Joe and
Peggy Zinkavich, Kingston;
Mary and Dave Jordan, Pe-
tersburg, NY; John and Jean
Zinkavich, Pittston; Betsy
and Carl Craig, Avoca; Scott
and Pat Verdine, Duryea; and
Theresa Verdine, Pittston;
and several cousins
The funeral will be held
Tuesday at 9 a.m. From the
Howell-Lussi Funeral Home,
509 Wyoming Ave., West
Pittston, with a Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.
in Our Lady of Mount Car-
mel Church, William Street,
Pittston. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.
Friends may call Monday
from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Vincent Zinkavich
August 26, 2011
Sep. 2......WESTERN WAYNE
Sep. 9 .............at West Scranton
Sep. 16..........LAKE LEHMAN
Sep. 23............at Hanover Area
Sep. 30...............NANTICOKE
Oct. 7.........................at Meyers
Oct. 14 .....HOLY REDEEMER
Oct. 22 ..........................at GAR
Oct. 28 .........at Northwest Area
Nov. 4 .........PITTSTON AREA
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Wyoming Area Warriors
2011 Football Schedule
Sep. 2...............at Tunkhannock
Sep. 9...................SCRANTON
Sep. 16..................at Crestwood
Sep. 23.......................DALLAS
Sep. 30....................at Hazleton
Oct. 7............WILLAMSPORT
Oct. 14..................COUGHLIN
Oct. 21......................at Berwick
Oct. 28...........VALLEY WEST
Nov. 4............at Wyoming Area
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Pittston Area Patriots
2011 Football Schedule
OBITUARIES
Kenneth A.
Davis Sr., 77,
of Pittston
Township died
August 20,
2011, in his
home with his
wife Joan by his side.
Born in Beaver Brook, on
May 19, 1934, he was a son of
the late Thomas Davis and
Catherine (Stauffer) Davis. He
was a graduate of Hazle Town-
ship High School, class of
1951, where he played the trum-
pet in the marching band. He
worked for Pennsylvania Power
and Light for 48 years, starting
as a lineman and retiring as a
foreman. He was a member and
past master of the Moosic
Lodge 664, Free and Accepted
Masons of Pennsylvania, a
32nd degree Scottish Rite Free-
mason member of Valley of
Scranton, Lodge Council
Chapter Consistory and a for-
mer Shriner. He served on the
board of the PennWilco Federal
Credit Union.
He was also preceded in
death by sister, Blodwyn Her-
ring; brothers, Thomas S. Da-
vis and David E. Davis.
He is survived by his wife,
Joan, of 55 years; daughter,
Denise Blaker and her husband
Wayne, Pittston Township;
daughter, Katherine Davis,
Pittston Township; daughter,
Joan King and companion John
Wright, Avoca; daughter Diane
Coffin and her husband Daniel,
Mountaintop; son, Kenneth A.
Davis Jr. and his wife Kimber-
ly, Mountaintop; eight grand-
children, Joseph Cottone, Josh-
ua Blaker, Amanda and Mat-
thew King, Hannah, Megan
and Noah Coffin, and Skyler
Davis; brother, Harold R. Davis
and wife Gloria, Hazleton; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
August 24 from the Graziano
Funeral Home, Pittston Twp.
with interment to follow.
Kenneth A. Davis, Sr.
August 20, 2011
Helen M. Kuna, 87, of Du-
pont, died August 17, 2011, at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley.
Born in Dupont on October
21, 1923, she was a daughter of
the late Alex and Ann Bekan-
ich. A graduate of Dupont
High School, she was a mem-
ber of Sacred heart of Jesus
Church, Dupont. Prior to her
retirement, she was employed
in the garment industry.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband Thaddeus
Kuna in 1996; a son Teddy Ku-
na; and 11 brothers and sisters.
Surviving are a daughter
Alexis Keeler, Duryea; a broth-
er, Joseph Bekanich; six grand-
children; five great-grandchil-
dren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
The funeral was held August
22 from the Kizis-Lokuta Fu-
neral Home, Pittston, with a
Mass of Christian Burial in Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus Church,
Dupont. Interment St. Mi-
chaels Byzantine Cemetery,
Pittston.
Helen M. Kuna
August 17, 2011
Ann (Ryan)
E. Berlew, 73,
Avoca, died
peacefully sur-
rounded by her
family, August
20, 2011, in the
Regional Hospital of Scranton.
She was born in Avoca, July
21, 1938, and was a daughter of
the late James and Nellie (Bro-
gan) Ryan. She was a member
of St. Marys Church, Avoca, a
graduate of Avoca High
School, and worked for many
years at the Avoca Diner.
She was also preceded in
death by her son, David; grand-
daughter, Susanne Dente;
brothers, Leo, James, and Tho-
mas (Hubber) Ryan; and sister,
Jean Liberato.
She is survived by her hus-
band of 53 years, David
(Botchum) Berlew; children,
Susan Dente, Avoca, and com-
panion Mark West; Sandy and
her husband Robert Loftus,
Avoca; Sharyn and her husband
Michael Chisdock, Avoca;
Brian, Avoca; Ann and her hus-
band Peter Horger, Tunkhan-
nock, and Maureen Obrien,
Avoca; brother, Jack Ryan,
Pittston; sisters, Marie Barnett,
Duryea, and Rita Roughsedge,
Avoca; 10 grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren and sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
August 24 in Kiesinger Funeral
Services, Duryea, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at St. Ma-
rys Church, Avoca. Interment
St. Marys Cemetery, Avoca.
Online condolences may be
made to www.kiesingerfuner-
alservices.com.
Ann E. Berlew
August 20, 2011
Florence L. Bellumori, 90,
of Laflin, died August 22,
2011, at her home surrounded
by her family.
Born in Plains Township, she
was a daughter of the late An-
tonio and Annetta (Dini) Tonti-
ni. She was a graduate of Plains
Memorial High School and
Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal School of Practical Nurs-
ing. Prior to her retirement, she
worked for Leslie Fay, Valley
Crest Nursing Home and
Wilkes-Barre MHMR. She
was a member of St. Maria Go-
retti Church, Laflin.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Dino
Bellumori, on February 17,
1984; and brothers, Fred, Attil-
lio and Harold Tontini.
Surviving are her daughters,
Danielle Bellumori Cresci,
McGraw, NY, and Florence
DePolo and her husband,
James, Falls; sons, Stephen
Bellumori and his wife, Dar-
line, Menlo Park, CA, and Da-
vid Bellumori and his wife,
Paulette, Woolwich Township,
NJ; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-
grandchildren; sister, Alvida
Eustice, Plains Township; sev-
eral nephews and nieces.
Funeral was held August 25
from the Corcoran Funeral
Home, Plains Twp., with a
Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Maria Goretti Church, Laflin.
Entombment Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton.
Memorial donations may be
made to St. Josephs Center,
2010 Adams Ave., Scranton,
18509. Online condolences
may be made at www.corco-
ranfuneralhome.com.
Florence L. Bellumori
August 22, 2011
John J. Rind-
gen, 96, West
Pittston, died
August 24,
2011 in
Wilkes-Barre
General Hos-
pital. He was preceded in death
by his wife of 42 years, Lola
McCall Rindgen, who passed
away on December 27, 1978.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on Au-
gust 6, 1915, he was the son of
the late John Joseph and Clara
Bostock Rindgen. He was em-
ployed at the Continental Can
Company and Purvin Dairy in
early years. For many years
John and his wife operated a
Dry Cleaning Business in West
Pittston. Prior to retirement he
was a self employed Electrical
Contractor. He was a member
of Corpus Christi Parish at Im-
maculate Conception, where he
was an usher for many years
and a faithful worker. He was
also a member of the Holy
Name Society. He was a mem-
ber of Fox Hill Country Club.
He was the last of his familys
siblings and was preceded in
death by brothers, Henry W. and
Clarence W. Rindgen; sisters-
in-law Ann and Jean Rindgen.
Surviving are his daughter,
Patricia Ann Rindgen; several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the
Peter J. Adonizio Funeral
Home, 802 Susquehanna Ave-
nue, West Pittston with a Mass
of Christian Burial celebrated at
10 a.m. in the Corpus Christi
Parish at Immaculate Concep-
tion, Luzerne Avenue, West
Pittston. Interment Mount Ol-
ivet Cemetery. Friends may call
today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the fu-
neral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to ei-
ther Medical Oncology Associ-
ates Prescription Assistance
Fund, 382 Pierce Street, King-
ston, 18704 or to the American
Red Cross, Wyoming Valley
Chapter, 256 North Sherman
Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18702.
On-line condolences may be
made at www.peterjadonizio-
funeralhome.com.
John J. Rindgen
August 24, 2011
Ernest C. Conklin, 80, of
Harding, died July 14, 2011, in
his home.
Born in Exeter Township, he
was a son of the late Andrewand
Minnie Swartwood Conklin. He
was educatedinthe West Pittston
schools.
A memorial service was held
August 27 in the Mount Zion
United Methodist Church. Ar-
rangements by the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home, Wyom-
ing.
Ernest C. Conklin
July 14, 2011
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MARK KIESINGER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR
OBITUARIES
Francis J. Lisiak, Jr. 55, Pitt-
ston, died August 18, 2011, in the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he
was a son of the late Francis and
Mary Kokinda Lisiak Sr. He was
a member of Nativity of Our
Lord Parish, Duryea.
Surviving are his caregivers,
Thomas Kokinda, Duryea, and
Connie Andrews, West Pittston.
Funeral services were held at
the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral
Home, Duryea, by the Rev. An-
drew Sinnott. Interment Holy
Cross Cemetery, Old Forge.
Francis J. Lisiak, Jr.
August 18, 2011
Helen Ho-
well Reed
Lampman, 89,
of Moosic
Heights and
formerly of
Avoca, died
August 22, 2011, at Moses Tay-
lor Hospital, Scranton.
She was born February 18,
1922, in Pittston, a son to the late
Raymond Sr., and Rose Grier
Howell. She was a member of
St. Marys Church, Avoca. She
was educated in Pittston schools
and worked various jobs in retail
before temporarily "retiring" to
raise her family. She assisted her
late brother-in-law, Charles
Lampman, in his role as Avoca
Borough Tax Collector for
many years and upon his retire-
ment made a successful bid for
the position in1977. She worked
proudly and diligently at this ca-
reer until forced to retire due to
ill health in December 2004.
She was also preceded in
death by her first husband,
Charles "Bubbles" Reed, in
1944; her second husband, John
Lampman Sr., in 1961, two
brothers, Raymond Sr. and
John; two sisters, Mary Lom-
bardo and Elizabeth DeFazio;
and her eldest daughter, Patricia
Reed, in December 2010.
Surviving are five sons, John
Jr. and wife Dolores, Avoca; Ge-
rard and wife Ann Marie, Scran-
ton; Charles, Duryea; Joseph
and wife Mary Ellen, Avoca;
and Thomas, Virginia Beach,
VA; a daughter, Donna, with
whom she resided; 10 grand-
children; several great-grand-
children; a sister, Rosemary
Barnhart; numerous nieces and
nephews; and Marie Samsak,
her devoted companion and
friend for several years.
Funeral services were held
August 26 from Kiesinger Fu-
neral Services, Duryea, with a
Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Marys Church, Avoca. Inter-
ment parish cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Heart
Association, 613 Baltimore
Drive, Ste. 3, Wilkes-Barre,
18702; or St. Marys Church,
715 Hawthorne St., Avoca,
18641. Online condolences may
be made to www.kiesingerfun-
eralservices.com.
Helen Lampman
August 22, 2011
Mary Sytnik Lenza, 96, of
Hinsdale, NH, died August 10,
2011, at Applewood in Win-
chester, NH.
She was born in South Deer-
field, MA, on Sept. 27, 1914,
the daughter of the late Mi-
chael and Beatrice Sevcuk Syt-
nik. She was a former resident
of Pittston, where she worked
in the garment industry.
She was also preceded in
death by George Lenzain 1964.
She is survived by daugh-
ters, Geraldine Gully and Mar-
lyn Butler; a son, Ken Heidel-
man; eight grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; and 12
great-great-grandchildren; sis-
ter, Viola Williams and her
husband, Harold; and dear
friends, Angelo and Dorothy
Dominick and Patrick and Lisa
Dominick Pisano, Hughes-
town.
Services were held Aug. 13,
in Massachusetts. Donations
can be made to The Winchester
Learning Center, 5 Michigan
St., Winchester, NH 03470.
Mary Lenza
August 10, 2011
Glenn R. Hornick, 57, of Du-
ryea, died August 23, 2011, at his
residence.
Born in Duryea, he was a son of
the late Edward and Nellie Wojce-
chowskaHornick. Hewasagradu-
ate of Pittston Area High School.
He was employed by District
Council No. 21PaintersandAllied
Traders, Wilkes-Barre. He was a
member of Nativity of our Lord
Parish, formerly Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea.
Hewasalsoprecededindeathby
one brother, Victor Hornick; and
one nephew, Michael Hornick.
Surviving are his companion,
Christine Kroptavichof Duryea;
daughter Kelli Kroptavich of Du-
ryea; son Michael Kroptavich of
Duryea; sister, Dolores Galuska
andher husband, Joseph, of Moos-
ic; brother, Eugene Hornick and
his wife, Marie, of Duryea; sister,
KathyReidandher husband, Jack,
of Duryea; nieces andnephews.
AMass of Christian Burial was
held August 27 in Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea. Interment Holy
Rosary Cemetery, Duryea. Ar-
rangements are by the Piontek Fu-
neral Home, Duryea.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Nativity of Our Lord Par-
ishor the AmericanCancer Socie-
ty.
Glenn R. Hornick
August 23, 2011
Patrick Do-
nald "Donny"
Hoban, 87, of
Pittston, died
August 19,
2011, in Wes-
ley Village,
Jenkins Township. He was pre-
ceded in death by his wife of 43
years, Grace Feeney Hoban, on
October 15, 1992.
He was a son of the late Ri-
chard and Matilda Dooner Ho-
ban. Born and raised in Hugh-
estown, he was a graduate of
Hughestown High School. He
served in the U.S. Army in the
European Theater during World
War II, having attained the rank
of Sergeant. He was employed
as a purchasing agent at Celetex
Corp., Harding, for 35 years, re-
tiring in 1989. He was a lifelong
member of St. John the Evange-
list Church, Pittston, where he
formerly served as an active
member of the Holy Name So-
ciety, Adult Altar Server and
Eucharistic Minister. He was a
Fourth Degree Member of the
Knights of Columbus Council
372 and member of VFW Post
4909.
He was also preceded in death
by brothers Martin, Edward,
Bernard, Robert and John; and
sisters, Catherine Cook Lynch,
Matilda Zibell, Grace Orzello
and Jean Becht.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mary Ellen Hromisin and
husband Jerry, Pittston, and
Donna Anzuini and husband
Marc, Canfield, OH; three
grandsons, Atty. Patrick Hromi-
sin and wife Sarah Lapata,
Glenside; Captain (retired)
Thomas J. Hromisin, Pittston,
and Christian Anzuini, Can-
field, OH; two great-grandchil-
dren, Ethan and Abby Hromi-
sin; his best friend, Marie
Dooner, Avoca; several nieces
and nephews; and a brother,
William.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held August 23 in St. John
the Evangelist Church, Pittston.
Interment parish cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the St. John the
Evangelist Improvement Fund
or Care and Concern Clinic
Fund or the Thomas Jerome
House, 11 Innocenzi Drive, Ha-
milton, NJ 08690. Online con-
dolences may be made at
www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Patrick D. Hoban
August 19, 2011
Dolores M. King of North
Olmsted, OH, died August
17, 2011 at the Lutheran
Home at Concord Reserve,
Westlake, OH.
Born in Dupont, she was
the daughter of the late Wes-
ley Mock and Mary Senyak
Monck, and stepmother Eva
Zielinski Mock. She was a
graduate of Dupont High
School, Class of 1947.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband Eugene
J. King, formerly of Pittston
Twp.; and sister Carole
Mock Concert.
She is survived by her chil-
dren, Margaret Mary king,
Eugene J. King, Jr., and Ka-
ren Heldorfer, all of Ohio;
sisters, Cynthia Zondlo, Pitt-
ston Twp.; and Dawn Mock,
Wellington, OH; f ive grand-
children; seven great-grand-
children; several nieces and
nephews.
Services were held August
20 in the Chapel at Sunset
Memorial Park, North
Olmsted, OH. Arrangements
by Dostal Funeral Services,
North Olmsted, OH.
Dolores M. King
August 17, 2011
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Esther E.
Lussi, former-
ly of Pittston,
died August
23, 2011, in
Highland Ma-
nor Nursing
Center, Exeter.
She was born in Scranton,
July 2, 1919, a daughter of the
late Vincent and Katherine
Lane. She attended Jenkins
High School. She was a mem-
ber of Corpus Christi Parish,
Holy Redeemer Church, Hard-
ing. Along with her late hus-
band, Arthur, she owned and
operated Lussis Caf and Res-
taurant, Center Street, Pittston.
She was the last survivor of
13 brothers and sisters. She
was also preceded in death by
her husband, Arthur Lussi Sr.;
sons Arthur Jr. and Ronald
Lussi.
Surviving are her daughter,
Judith Lussi Pugliese, and her
husband, Ron, Harding; son
Robert Lussi and his wife,
Jane, West Pittston; grandchil-
dren, Arthur Lussi and his
wife, Autumn, Arizona; Ro-
nald Lussi, Binghamton, NY;
and Lisa Maleta and fianc
Michael Monahan; great-
grandchildren, Madison, Dela-
ney, Michael, Joshua, Dallas,
Jessica, Hunter and Hailey; as
well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held August 26 in The
Church of the Holy Redeemer,
Harding. A private viewing
was held. Interment St. Roc-
cos Cemetery. Arrangements
are by the Howell-Lussi Funer-
al Home, West Pittston.
Esther E. Lussi
August 23, 2011
Geraldine
Lombardo,
67, formerly
of Pittston,
died August
24, 2011, at
Moses Taylor
Hospital, Scranton.
Born February 11, 1944, in
Jenkins Township, she was a
daughter of the late Peter and
Lena Augustine Segeda. She
was a graduate of Jenkins
Township High School and,
prior to retirement, she was
employed at Topps Manufac-
turing and Laura Fashions.
She was also preceded in
death by a brother, Joseph.
Surviving are three sons,
Francis Lombardo of Scran-
ton; Robert and his wife,
Deanna; and Gerard and his
wife, Karyn, Dallas; daugh-
ter, Linda Woznick, and her
husband, Brian, of Scranton;
seven grandchildren, Laura
Lombardo Cumbo, Alyssa
and Tony Lombardo, Jenna
and Lauryn Lombardo, Evan
and Parker Woznick; broth-
ers Peter Segeda and James
Segeda; and a sister, Judy
Soska; several nieces and ne-
phews.
The funeral was held Au-
gust 27 from the Regan Fu-
neral Home, Scranton, with
Mass in Divine Mercy
Church, Scranton. Interment
Cathedral Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the DaVita
Dialysis Center, 475 Morgan
Highway, Scranton, 18508.
Geraldine Lombardo
August 24, 2011
Concetta
"Connie"
Holl, 58, a res-
ident of Pitt-
ston, died Au-
gust 18, 2011,
in Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Cen-
ter, Plains Township.
She was born in Scranton, a
daughter of Concetta DePietro
Portanova, Scranton, and the
late Joseph Portanova. She was
a graduate of Dunmore High
School and had been employed
in various occupations in the
Scranton and Pittston areas for
some time. She had been a very
active member of the Salvation
Army Corps at Wilkes-Barre
and West Pittston, serving as a
leader and committee member
of several groups.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband Paul Holl
and by a sister, Frances Porta-
nova.
Surviving, in addition to her
mother, are her children, Mrs.
Moriah Bechtold and her hus-
band, Richard, Pittston Town-
ship; Gregory J., Brendon T.
and Nicholas P. Holl, all of Pitt-
ston; brothers, Joseph Portano-
va, Thomas Portanova and his
wife, Donna, and Jude Portano-
va, all of Scranton; several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Au-
gust 23 at the Salvation Army
Citadel, Wilkes-Barre, with
Major Gilbert Parkhurst, for-
mer commanding officer of the
West Pittston and Wilkes-Barre
Corps, officiating. Interment
Memorial Shrine Cemetery,
Memorial donations be made
to Salvation Army, 17 S. Penn-
sylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre,
18701; or to Salvation Army,
214 Luzerne Ave., West Pitt-
ston, 18643.
Concetta Holl
August 18, 2011
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ROOM, VAULTED CEILINGS, AND MORE! MLS# 11-2463
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SUNDAY DISPATCH SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011 PAGE 1B
Social Section
Inside
Brides .................................1
Birthdays............................3
Schools...........................3-8
Classified......................9-16
S E C T I O N B
S O C I A L
M
r. and Mrs. Thomas Deitzer, Tunkhannock, are pleased
to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather
Marie, to Larry Allen Deminski, son of Sandra Dom-
kowski, Duryea, and the late Larry Deminski.
The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Lock Haven University.
She is employed at the Social Security Administration, Wilkes-
Barre, as a senior case technician.
The prospective groom is a 2006 graduate of Kings College.
He is employed as a laborer at Local 130.
The couples ceremony will take place in October at Nativity
BVM, Tunkhannock, with a reception to follow at Montdale
Country Club. They plan to honeymoon at Montego Bay, Jamai-
ca.
Larry Deminski and Heather Deitzer
Engaged to Wed
J
oseph and Darlene Krysko, Clarks Summit,
announce the engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Ann to
James Soy, son of John and Ann Soy, Avoca.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the
late Bertha and Harry McNulty and the grand-
daughter of the late Beatrice and Joseph Krys-
ko Sr. The prospective groom is the grandson
of Mrs. Theresa OBrien Walsh and the late
James OBrien. He is also the grandson of the
late Stanley and Agnes Soy.
Jennifer is a graduate of Abington Heights
High School and a graduate of Keystone Col-
lege. She is employed by Prudential Retire-
ment.
James is a graduate of Seton Catholic High
School and a graduate of Kings College. He is
employed by Prudential Retirement.
The couple will exchange vows October 22,
2011 at Holy Rosary Church, Duryea.
Jame Soy and Jennifer Krysko
Engaged to Wed
M
r. and Mrs. David Amico announce the engagement
of their daughter, Elyse, to Thomas Ellsworth, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ellsworth.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Penn State University and is
employed at Thomas Jefferson University as a research tech-
nician. The prospective groom is a graduate of Penn State
University and is employed at the Chester County Intermedi-
ate Unit as a technical support specialist.
The wedding will take place in May 2012 at Upper Octorara
Presbyterian Church.
Elyse Amico and Thomas Ellsworth
Engaged to Wed
B
rianna Nicole Krapf and Walter Rice of West Pittston, to-
gether with their families, announce their engagement
and upcoming marriage.
Brianna is a daughter of Linda Krapf of Wilkes-Barre and the
late William Krapf II. She is a granddaughter of the late William
Krapf and Dorothy Maury of Wilkes-Barre; the late Clementine
Kulick of Wilkes-Barre and the late Trevor Smith of Pittston.
Walter is a son of Elizabeth Rice of Wilkes-Barre and Walter
Rice III of Bear Creek Township. He is a grandson of Margret
Gavin of Wilkes-Barre the late Francis Gavin and Walter and Do-
rothy Rice of Bear Creek Twp.
Brianna is a graduate of James M. CoughlinHighSchool andis
currently attending Bloomsburg University majoring in Elemen-
tary Education. She is employed at Price Chopper in Wilkes-
Barre as the Lead Service Clerk.
Walter is a graduate of GAR High School. He is a graduate of
LCCCin business. He is employed at Price Chopper in Wyoming
as a G.M. manager.
The couple will exchange vows on September 17 at Holy Sa-
viour Church in Wilkes-Barre. They are pictured above with their
dog Rusty.
Walter Rice and Brianna Krapf
Engaged to Wed
E
dward Slatky, of Duryea, celebrated his 95th
birthdayinJuly. He was marriedtothe late Rose
Slatky.
Ed is father to Edward Jr., deceased; Jimmy, Fair-
field CT; Ricky, Duryea; Rosemary Bartush, Avoca;
Audrey Provenzano, Jacksonville FL. He is grandfa-
ther to Lori Kosisky, Falls; Tami Bonczek, Avoca;
Amy Donnora, Montrose; Michael Slatky, New York,
NY; Paul Bartush, Jr., Shirley, MA; Anthony Proven-
zano, Smyrna, Georgia; Kimberly Slatky, Bridgeport,
CT; Dana Provenzano, Greenville, SC.
Edis great grandfather toCaseyandKelseyKosisky,
Falls; Nicole and WilliamBonczek, Avoca; Isabel and
Vince Provenzano, Smyrna, GA and Emily Donnora,
Montrose.
Edward Slatky
95 Years Young
T
imothy J. Mulcahy and Lisa A. Dress together with their
families, announce their engagement and approaching
marriage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of James and Mary Ann Gor-
don, Exeter, PA. Lisa is a graduate of Wyoming Area High
School, Wilkes University and the University of St. Francis
where she obtained a Bachelors degree in Nursing and a Masters
Degree in Health Care Administration. She is employed as a reg-
istered nurse.
The prospective groom is the son of James Mulcahy, Ashley,
PA and the late Georgianne Mulcahy. Timothy is a graduate of
GARHigh School and Kings College where he earned his Bach-
elors degree in Human Resources. He is employed by the State of
Pennsylvania.
The couple will exchange wedding vows on September 17,
2011 at St. Marys Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Wilkes-Barre. PA. Following a honeymoon in Punta Cana, the
couple will reside in Hanover Township, PA.
Lisa Dress and Timothy Mulcahy
Engaged to Wed
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S O C I A L
The descendants of Kazim-
er, Simon, Anthony and Eva
Kizis, four siblings who ar-
rived in Pittston from Lithua-
nia in the 1880s held their
family reunion at the Lithua-
nian Club in Pittston, on July
2, 2011. The reunion presented
the opportunity to update the
family tree and have the
offspring of the others renew
their friendship.
A great time was enjoyed by
all family members in attend-
ance, which included, Cas Ki-
zis, Carole Kizis, David Kizis,
Luanne Davis, John Kizis and
Amy Kizis of Exeter; Casimer
Kizis III, West Pittston; Jack
Kizis, Robert Kizis and Barba-
ra Kizis of Pittston; Cary Kizis
and Candy Kizis of Sunbury,
Pa; Robert Pavinski and Sally
Pavinski of Holtsville, NY;
Dorothy Andes, Hunlock
Creek; Christine Techky,
Anastasia Techky, Alexander
Techky and Michael Techky of
Myerstown, Pa; Joe Carney, St.
James, NY; Robert J. Kizis, Sr
and Laura Zommo, Commack,
NY; Tom Carney, Southhold,
NY; Cynthia Welch, Henrietta,
NY; William T. Kvetkas, Jr.,
Joan Kvetkas, Annapolis, MD;
Evelyn Henry, Staten Island,
NY; Edward J. Welch, C
Freire, Brooklyn, NY; Roberta
S. Pehr, Timonium, MD; He-
len Carney Walker, Egg Har-
bor Township, NJ; Janel Kizis
Tomalis, Al Tomalis, Middle-
town, PA; Mercedes Henning,
Springville, Pa; Mary Ann
Mueller Pittsford, NY; Mi-
chael P. Carney, Garden City,
NY; John Carney, Bay Shore,
NY; Mary Louise Henning,
Haddon Hts, NJ; Joan Swift,
Sun City Ctr. FL; Jeff Skurkis,
West Hartford, CT; David Ki-
zis, Larksville, PA; Dan Kizis,
Gloria Kizis, Jersey Shore, PA;
Bob Kizis, Diana Kizis, Lynn
Kizis, Suzanne, Kizis, Middle-
sex, NJ; Laura Kizis, Joe De-
Lorenzo, Michael DeLorenzo,
Olivia DeLorenzo, Kevin
Fischer, Hillsborough, NJ;
Gwen Techky, Greg Techky,
Lake Winola, PA; Maria Car-
ney, Bob Kizis Jr., Long Is-
land, NY; Florence Kizis,
Commack, NY; Alice Baljo-
nis, Joanna Blaisdell, Mary
Baljonis-Grublauskas, Kathy
Baljonis, Syracuse, NY; Gus
Mueller, Dottie Mueller, Pitts-
ford, NY; Michele Schneebele,
Jonas Pehr, Maryland.
Kizis Family holds reunion at Lithuanian Club in July
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Dupont, Avoca, Duryea, Moosic,
Exeter, West Pittston, Susconand
Glen Lyon.
The Walsh family held
their2011 family reunion at Ran-
som Lions Park, Ransom Pa on
June 26. One hundred and sixty
relatives out of three hundredand
ninety-oneattendedtheevent that
offered Damien the Magician, a
MoonWalkfor thechildren, aDJ,
food and refreshments.
Relatives traveled from as far
away as Florida, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Ohio and Washing-
ton DC. They joined family
members from Pittston and sur-
rounding communities such as
Walsh Family holds reunion in June at Ransom Lions Park
PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
The Pittston Ambulance As-
sociation was the recent recip-
ient of a donation by the bar-
bershop quartet, Chordial Con-
nection.
The donation is from pro-
ceeds from the quartets Sing-
ing Valentines program. Ac-
cepting the donation from Bill
Shaffer is Frank Roman, Asso-
ciation President. The Chordial
Connection may be contact
through Ty Williams at 655-
2180
Pictured from left to right
are, Ty Williams, Shaffer, CC
quartet Frank Roman, John
Ankenbrand, Michael Lombar-
do, Ambulance Association
members, Marty Wise and Lou
Volpetti, CC quartet.
Chordial Connection donates
to Pittston Ambulance Assoc.
The Pittston Twp. Lions Club
hosted District 14-W Governor
Eileen K. Yurish. Members of
the local club also presented a
Fair Share check to the governor
at the meeting.
At the presentation, pictured
fromleft to right are, seated, Past
District Governor Richard Yur-
ish; standing, Ray Capozucca,
Senator Ray Musto, Frank Cos-
tantino, Patrick Hopkins, Secy.
Albert Capozucca, president
Governor Eileen Yurish, Shawn
Casey, William Burns, and John
Adonizio, Treasurer.
Lions host District Governor
Saturday, September 3
Family Fishing Festival at 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration re-
quired, call 477-2206 or regis-
ter online at www.PFBC. Fam-
ilies are invited to attend this
expanded family fishing pro-
gram with multiple teaching
stations featuring fishing ba-
sics, knot tying, insect ID and
of course actual fishing. This
even will be held near the Envi-
ronmental Education Building.
Birds for Kids at 7 p.m. ages
6-12. Young people learn about
birds as we take a short walk
and enjoy bird related activities,
Campground amphitheater.
Frances Slocum Trial Walk
at 4 p.m. Park naturalist will
tell the story of Frances Slocum
walking along the trail to the
rock shelter area. Meet at en-
trance to boat rental parking
lot.
Magnificent Monarchs at 7
p.m. The monarchs are beauti-
ful butterflies with an interest-
ing natural history. Learn about
their wonderful journey during
this evening program. Camp-
ground amphitheater.
Sunday, September 4
Beavers for Little Buddies
at 2 p.m. ages 3-5. Have fun
learning about the beaver, na-
tures architect. Hands on activ-
ities and a simple craft, Camp-
ground amphitheater.
Nature Bingo at 4 p.m. Old
fashioned fun as we play sever-
al fast-paced games of nature
bingo. Win a prize. Camp-
ground amphitheater.
Wonderful Waterfowl at 7
p.m. The last program of the
Season will explore the world
of waterfowl. Ducks, geese and
other birds of the water. Camp-
ground amphitheater.
Frances Slocum State Park
announces upcoming events
The Lions of District 14-W
turned out in full force and full
regalia for the annual District
Eye Bank Banquet. The banquet
was held in the Hall of the Holy
Resurrection Cathedral in
Wilkes-Barre. Dinner was pre-
pared by that world renowned
chef, Fr. Joseph Martin, PDG
and as usual it did not disap-
point.
The evenings main speaker
was Nina Fehnel, RN, the Donor
Coordinator for the NEPALions
Eye Bank in Bethlehem. Clos-
ing remarks were made by Dis-
trict Governor Eileen Yurish.
Pictured from left to right,
Nancy Baiera, District Eye
Bank Assistant Secretary; Ma-
rylin Mimi Tosh, District
Governor Elect; Nina Fehnel,
RN, NEPAEye Bank Donor Co-
ordinator Marina Martin, Dis-
trict Eye Bank President District
Governor Eileen Yurish and her
husband Richard Yurish.
Lions Club hosts Eye Bank banquet
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B I R T H D A Y S
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Deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m., but space is limited, so pictures
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Happy Birthday!
Checks can be made payable to The Sunday Dispatch.
Hannah Emily
Bridgland, daughter
of Jimmy and Mi-
chelle Bridgland of
Avoca, will cele-
brate her sixthbirth-
day Friday, Septem-
ber 2.
Hannah is the
granddaughter of
David and the late
Dolores Kundla of
Port Griffith and the
late James and
Kathleen Bridgland
of Pittston.
Hannah
Bridgland
Nathan Patrick
Schoener, son of Phil
and Christine Schoener
celebrated his first
birthday Friday, Au-
gust 26.
He is the grandson of
Michael and the late
Peggy Tracy of Pittston
and Cynthia and the
late Philip Schoener of
Orwigsburg.
Nate has a brother,
Jake, who will be turn-
ing 11 on August 28.
Nathan Schoener
Grace Helen Slezak cele-
brated her eighth birthday on
August 23. She is the daughter
of Julie and Timothy Slezak,
Dupont. She is also a big sister
to her six year old brother, Tim-
othy John.
Graces maternal grandpar-
ents are Helen and Eugene Jen-
drey, Dupont. Her paternal
grandparents are Marilyn and
Bernard Slezak, Moscow.
Grace is the great granddaught-
er to the late Mary (Drost) and
Barney Kotula, Dupont. She is
also the great-great niece to
Matilda Drost, Dupont. Grace
is the great granddaughter to
the late Leslie and Loretta-
Webb, Pittston Twp. She is also
great granddaughter to the late
Stanley Slezak, Pittston Town-
ship. Her godparents are her
Uncle George Jendrey, Dupont
and Aunt Mary Ellen Jendrey-
Stevens, Hanover Twp.
Grace will be starting third
grade at Pittston Area.
Grace Slezak
er is Bertha Redmond of Hard-
ing. Maternal grandparents are
Al and Jean Savakinas of Pitt-
ston.
Abby is shown with her
Mom and brothers, Zachary
and David.
Abby Redmond of Clifton
Township will celebrate her
sixth birthday on August 29.
She is the daughter of Sandra
Redmond and the late Ralph
Redmond.
Abbys paternal grandmoth-
Abby Redmond
Kody Verosky, son of Jonna
Pollick of West Wyoming and
Martin Verosky of Luzerne cel-
ebrated his ninth birthday on
August 21. Kody is pictured
withhis brother Kyle, whocele-
brated his twelfth birthday yes-
terday, August 27.
The boys are the grandchil-
dren of Joan Martin of Pittston
and the late John Pollick. Pater-
nal grandparentsareMarthaVe-
rosky of Hunlock Creek and the
late Robert Verosky and Lois
Cragle of Dallas andthe late Ri-
chard Cragle. Great grandpar-
ents arethelateAlthiedaandEl-
wood Hines of West Pittston.
The boys celebrated with a
trip to Knoebels.
Brothers celebrate August birthdays
The 2011-2012 Wyoming Ar-
ea Marching Warriors is having
a Meet the Band night on
September 1, at 7:00 p.m., at
Jake Sobeski Memorial Stadi-
um. The band will be show-
casing a performance of this
years theme Autumn, and the
public is invited to come out to
meet and greet the talented
boys and girls. There will also
be opportunities to volunteer to
help out in the refreshment
stand, chaperone, get involved
in Music Sponsors (which sup-
ports all music programs in the
Secondary Center), and learn
more about how important mu-
sic is in our schools.
The award-winning Wyom-
ing Area music program has
one of the most progressive
programs in northeastern PA,
offering credit courses in al-
most every area of instrumental
music. For over 20 years
Wyoming Area has been one of
the finest bands in the area. In
the past decade, the band has
amassed over 80 awards, in-
cluding marching champion-
ships and Outstanding Jazz rat-
ings. The band has travelled to
perform in Georgia, South Car-
olina and Wildwood, New Jer-
sey.
The Marching Warriors are
led by new director Doug Piaz-
za, and assisted by Mrs. Shea
Riley. You will find that many
of the Wyoming Area Band
students represent some of the
top scholars at Wyoming Area.
Almost two-thirds of the high
school students in the marching
band are enrolled in Honors or
AP courses. They are also a
very entertaining group of stu-
dents. In other news, Wyoming
Area will be hosting our annual
home competition on Saturday,
October 15, at 6:00 p.m., fea-
turing our own band, plus many
talented bands from the north-
eastern Pennsylvania area. This
is another great opportunity to
support our own students, and
enjoy great performances from
many of our area schools.
If you have any questions, or
would like more information
about the band, Music Spon-
sors, or any of our music pro-
grams, please feel free to con-
tact the Music Department at
Wyoming Area Secondary
Center.
Pictured in the front row,
from left to right are Liz Ze-
kas, Stormy Ruiz, Kristy Voy-
chuk, Sarah Schultz, and
Amanda Ostrowski. Second
row: Katie Mahle, Ashley Do-
novan, Meaghan Mahle, Jessica
Hopkins, Miranda Jones, and
Gianni Mazza. Third row: Amy
Troy, Emily Endres, Danielle
Confletti, Sarah Stoss, Angie
Coco, Alorah Colwell, and Re-
becca Colwell. Fourth row: Jess
Martin, Ryan Kizis, Zac Zim-
merman, Carly Costello, Jessi-
ca Hollister, Ray Hopkins,
Greg Cajka, and Nicole Hollis-
ter. Fifth row: Nick Dominick,
James Rose, Tom Rose, Tanner
Homa, Greg Lynch, Aaron
Steve, and Riley Thomas. Sixth
row: Band Director Doug Piaz-
za
Absent from the photo were
Aaron Herrera, Sarah Camp-
bell, Theresa Mitten, and Kim-
berlee Mackey.
Wyoming Area Marching Band holding Meet the Band Night
Adele Cate Maynor celebrat-
ed her third birthday on August
25. She is the daughter of Ken-
ric and Tara Maynor, Duryea.
Maternal grand-
parents are Ross and
Ann Marie Scaranti-
no of Duryea. Pater-
nal grandparents are
Jeanette and John
Baker, Pembroke,
North Carolina and
Glenn Maynor, Lum-
berton, North Caroli-
na.
Adele is a student
at Hildebrandt
Learning Center in
Moosic, where she
will be starting pre-
school this fall. She
enjoys dance and swim class,
and walking her dogs Mozart
and Decker.
Adele is excitedly awaiting
the arrival of her newbrother or
sister in early September.
Adele Maynor
Michael James
Steinberger, son of
Robert and Darlene
Steinberger of West
Pittston, celebrated
his sixth birthday on
August 26.
Michael is the
grandson of Thomas
and Margaret Weih-
brecht, Wilkes Barre,
and Robert and Marie
Steinberger, West
Pittston.
He has two broth-
ers, Justin, 13 and An-
drew, 4.
Michael
Steinberger
The JFK PTO would like to
welcome all students, faculty,
and staff back to school. The
first PTO meeting will be held
on Wednesday, September 14 at
6:30 p.m., in the school cafete-
ria. All are welcome to attend
and child care will be provided.
We will have sign up sheets for
this years events, and will be
available for any questions you
may have. Individuals may also
contact the PTO officers
through our new email which
is WAJFKPTO@hotmail.com .
Website
Please visit the Wyoming Ar-
ea website at www.wyominga-
rea.org and click on JFK for
more PTO information. Click
on Mr. Pollards name to view
PTO information.
JFK Elementary to hold PTO meeting on September 14
Luzerne County Commu-
nity College is offering a
new non-credit online course
for those interested in mas-
tering SMART Board and
SMART Notebook technolo-
gy.
Teaching Smarter with
SMART Boards will pro-
vide instruction on how to
create powerful interactive
lessons blending text, vid-
eos, and graphics. In addi-
tion, participants will ex-
plore ways to use SMART
technology to broaden their
content and make their les-
sons accessible to all stu-
dents.
For more information, or
to register, call LCCC at
740-0495 or (800) 377-
LCCC, extension 7495 or go
to www.ed2go.com/lccc.
Teaching Smarter with Smart Boards offered at LCCC
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