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Scranton for a good cause.
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New NASA video shows drama
of Curiositys Martian landing.
NEWS, 2A
Mars like youve
never seen it
WILKES-BARRE Larksville resident Jennifer
Malak came to Thursdays Luzerne County back-
tax auction hoping to buy an Edwardsville double-
block shes been eyeing.
The Hillside Avenue structure is solid but likely
needs a new roof and other repairs, so she limited
herself to $10,000.
Malak fidgeted in her folding chair in the packed
courthouse rotunda because her chosen property
was one of many that prompted bidding wars. The
other interested parties dropped off when she of-
fered the winning bid of $4,800.
Once the deed and other legal paperwork are
processed, she will shovel out the debris and com-
plete most of the repairs herself. If all goes as
planned, shell turn a profit renting out both sides
of the unit.
The prior owner paid $72,000 for the property in
2005, and its assessed at $88,000.
I guess I made out good, she said. If you dont
take chances, you wont know.
A total 109 of 260 properties sold, generating
$854,533 in revenue that will be returned to taxing
bodies, according to Northeast Revenue Service
LLC, the countys tax claim operator.
Bids started at under $1,000 for most properties
Bids and dreams at county auction
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Justin
Wock, of
Lake Road
Enterpris-
es, pur-
chased the
former
Dominics
on the
Lake res-
taurant at
Harveys
Lake for
$220,000
during
Thursdays
back-tax
auction.
Taxing bodies stand to gain $854,000
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
See AUCTION, Page 14A
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Nation & World 5A
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Editorials 13A
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Like President Barack Obama,
Matt Cartwrights views on gay
marriage evolved this year. And
now the Democratic congres-
sional candi-
date from
Moosic says he
supports the
right of gaypeo-
ple to marry,
though he does
not believe reli-
gious leaders
should be re-
quired to perform the ceremo-
nies.
The Catholic father of three
said he comes from a generation
where sexual preferences and
gender issues were not dis-
cussed, and until he became a po-
litical candidate, he never really
thought hard about the question
of gay marriage.
In a meeting at The Times
Leader in July, Cartwright said
he did not share the presidents
recently announced support for
Cartwright
Cartwright
backs gay
marriage
Candidate said he spent long
time contemplating issue
before changing his opinion.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
See CARTWRIGHT, Page 14A
WILKES-BARRE Wyoming Valley
business owner Mary Ruane knew from the
time she saw the trailer for the movie
GOAT that it would be a success.
It wasnt long after that Ruane, who
owns Century Security Service and Master
Travel in Wilkes-Barre, decided to invest in
the movie, due out in early 2013.
I was completely sold, Ruane said.
This is something Ive never done before.
I felt if I threw my hat in the ring to com-
mit to (the movie) I stand the chance to
lose, but also gain something that is suc-
cessful.
Ruane is one of several investors from
Luzerne and Monroe counties in the mo-
vie, a film by Paul Borghese that stars
actors William DeMeo, Armand Assante,
Ice-T, Ja Rule and several others who have
appeared in the mob movie Goodfellas
and The Sopranos HBO TV series.
The movie focuses on main character
Area investors thrill
to movies prospects
SUBMITTED PHOTO
A poster advertises GOAT, a move backed
by some area investors.
GOAT to be previewed at Mount Airy Casino
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
See MOVIE, Page 14A
W
ilkes University residence hall assist-
ant Ike Egbuchulam, right, of Moun-
tain Lakes, N.J., helps move in new stu-
dents Thursday morning at the schools
campus in Wilkes-Barre. Across the city, at
Kings College, Michelle Oliva, above, a stu-
dent volunteer with the admissions office,
pushes a cart full of an incoming fresh-
mans items into Holy Cross Hall. The scene
played out at colleges throughout the re-
gion on Thursday. Most area universities
will start classes on Monday and some of
them, including Wilkes and Misericordia
University in Dallas Township, are seeing a
record or near record numbers of freshmen
this semester.
ROLLING INTO THE NEW COLLEGIATE YEAR
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
CHICAGO Mike OMalley
is 55; wife Sharon is 53. So what?
So theyre on opposite sides of
the age cutoff in Mitt Romneys
Medicare plan, and that could
create a bumpy transition for the
suburban Chicago couple and
others like them. It would be the
difference between being in the
traditional programfor the elder-
ly and a less certain future.
As the issue rises in impor-
tance in the presidential cam-
paign, its leading to inevitable
comparisons for couples and sib-
lings who are just a few years
apart and sometimes perhaps
Two futures,
two Medicares
Medicare envy could split
families under current
proposals for change.
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
See MEDICARE, Page 14A
AUSTIN, Texas The U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency said
Thursday night it will strip
Lance Armstrong of his un-
precedented seven Tour de
France titles after he declared
he was finished fighting the
drug charges
that threaten
his legacy as
one of the
greatest cy-
clists of all
time.
Travis Ty-
gart, USA-
DAs chief ex-
ecutive, said Armstrong would
also be hit with a lifetime ban
today.
Still tobe heardfromwas the
sports governing body, the In-
ternational Cycling Union,
which had backed Armstrongs
legal challenge to USADAs au-
thority.
Armstrong, who retired last
year, declined to enter USA-
DAs arbitration process his
last option because he said
he was weary of fighting accu-
sations that have dogged him
for years. He has consistently
pointed to the hundreds of
drugtests that he has passedas
proof of his innocence during
his extraordinary run of Tour
titles stretching from1999-
2005.
There comes a point in ev-
ery mans life when he has to
say, Enough is enough. For
me, that time is now, Arm-
strong said in a statement sent
Armstrong
will be
stripped
of titles
Anti-doping office acts
against the seven-time Tour
de France champ.
By JIMVERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
See ARMSTRONG, Page 2A
Armstrong
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players matched four num-
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matched two numbers and
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because no player holds a
ticket with one row that
matches all six winning
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PASADENA, Calif. Viewers
can now relive the drama of the
Curiosity rovers landingonMars
with a newNASAvideo detailing
the final moments of touchdown.
The space agency on Thursday
posted the video on its website
embedded with audio from mis-
sion control. It starts with the
heat shield falling away. The
ground grows larger in view as
Curiosity is lowered by cables in-
side an ancient Martian crater.
Touchdown confirmed is heard
followed by cheers.
Curiosity is the first spacecraft
to record a landing on another
planet. The six-wheel rover ar-
rived on Aug. 5 to begin a two-
year mission to examine whether
the Martian environment was
hospitable for microbial life.
NASA previously released a
low-quality video of Curiositys
landing. The latest video is high-
er quality, but its incomplete and
missing several frames.
Video of Curiosity landing online
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Curiositys heat shield falls away in this video of the Mars landing
provided by NASA.
NESCOPECK Council acted
Thursday night to increase its po-
lice force to five officers by voting
6-0 to retain Donald Morgan of
McAdoo and John J. Stoker of
Berwick on a part-time basis.
Under the terms of a current
collective bargaining agreement,
Paul Nye, chairman of the police
committee, said Morgan and
Stoker will be scheduled to work
a maximum of 28 hours per
month, at a probationary rate of
$14.25 per hour.
Morgan is currently employed
by the Weatherly Police Depart-
ment but will beavailabletowork
nights and weekends. The same
situation prevails with Stoker,
who is employed at the Berwick
Hospital but also formerly served
as an officer in Catawissa.
Responding to a question, Nye
said there is no movement at this
time to hire a police chief. Mike
Eyer remains as the officer-in-
charge.
Earlier this year, council ap-
proved a settlement with former
Chief James Desidoro, changing
his status fromdischarged to laid
off and providing him with a
payout of $6,500, plus five paid
vacation days. The settlement
was approved by council, Desido-
ro and the Teamsters Union.
In other matters:
Councilman Richard Powlus
reported state Rep. Karen Bo-
back has informed the borough
that prospectively its state liquid
fuels reimbursement will be 5
percent less in 2013. Under a bill
that has passed the state House,
Boback said this 5 percent would
be allocated instead to pay for
state police services. Boback
commented, however, that the
bill must still be approved by the
state Senate.
There was discussion by Sta-
cy Kachurka, secretary/treasur-
er, about the receipt of floodrelief
funds from the Federal Emergen-
cy Management Agency and, as
well, the need to make applica-
tion by Oct. 31 for grant money
fromthe federal Housing and Ur-
ban Development agency for
street improvement work.
Nye clarified the borough is
not looking to regionalize its po-
lice services, but rather is consid-
ering a regional agreement on
mutual aid. He said this matter
pertains toa letter sent tothebor-
ough by Robert Kishbaugh, Sa-
lemTownshippolice chief, which
was discussed at the Aug.14
meeting.
Nescopeck hires 2 new part-time officers, bring force to total of 5
No move is made to hire a
police chief. Mike Eyer is still
the officer-in-charge.
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
DICKSONCITY Four state
troopers were injured Thursday
evening as they attempted to
arrest a drug suspect outside
the Applebees restaurant in
Dickson City, state police at
Dunmore reported.
According to state police:
The troopers from the Troop
R Vice Unit were conducting a
buy bust operation at about
6:10 p.m. in the Viewmont Mall
parking lot in front of the res-
taurant. The 26-year-old male
suspect was inside his 2011 Jeep
Liberty as the troopers boxed in
the vehicle in a parking stall
and tried to remove him from
the vehicle. The suspect accel-
erated forward and backward,
striking the four troopers, who
were around the vehicle trying
to remove the suspect. The
vehicle also struck a state po-
lice cruiser and another parked
vehicle. The suspect was re-
moved and a physical alterca-
tion ensued.
The four troopers and the
suspect, who were not identi-
fied, were taken to CMC and
Moses Taylor hospitals for
treatment.
HANOVER TWP. Eric
Fritz, owner of the Sans Souci
Parkway Carwash, reported
someone damaged a cash meter
box valued at $2,000 sometime
overnight Tuesday into
Wednesday.
Catherine Jones of Main
Road reported Wednesday that
someone stole an HP Touch
Pad computer from her home.
According to police, Jones said
there were no signs of forced
entry into the home.
HAZLETON Police are
searching for a man who
robbed the Uni-Mart at 285 S.
Church St. at knifepoint on
Wednesday.
Police said a white male
wearing a bandanna over his
face entered the store at ap-
proximately 10:07 p.m., showed
a knife and demanded money
from the clerk. He then fled on
a mountain bike with an un-
determined amount of cash.
Police said the man was
wearing a white T-shirt, black
or dark-colored shorts, brown
shoes and a dark-green camou-
flage baseball cap. Anyone with
information about the robbery
is asked to contact the Hazleton
Police Department at 459-4940.
WILKES-BARRE TWP.
State police said Arthur Milton
Robins, 58, of Tobyhanna, had
to be extricated from his vehi-
cle after it rolled over on the
Interstate 81 off-ramp at exit
168, Highland Park Boulevard
at 10:40 a.m. Thursday.
State police said Robins lost
control of the Chevrolet Astro
Minivan around a turn and
rolled the vehicle into a grass
median. He was taken to Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center for treatment of un-
known injuries, state police
said.
State police said they are
continuing to investigate the
crash.
EDWARDSVILLE Police
said they charged James Chris-
topher Keyes, 19, of Bronx,
N.Y., with possession of mari-
juana and fighting after an
alleged fight on Roosevelt
Street on Thursday morning.
Police said they responded to
a parking lot at 218 Roosevelt
St. and found Keyes fighting on
the ground with another man,
Quamaine Cannon. Both men
were placed under arrest upon
police arrival, according to
police.
Sgt. Shawn Brown of the
Edwardsville Police Depart-
ment said he saw Keyes pull a
plastic baggie containing a
green vegetable matter from his
pocket and drop it on the
ground. The vegetable matter
tested positive for the presence
of marijuana, police said.
Keyes was arraigned Thurs-
day before District Judge Paul
Roberts, Kingston, on misde-
meanor charges of possession
of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia and a sum-
mary charge of disorderly con-
duct, engaging in fighting. He
was released on unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing has
been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on
Wednesday.
BUTLER TWP. Police
arrested Daniel Lee Tiboni, 28,
of Drums, and charged him
with making terroristic threats,
simple assault and harassment
after an alleged domestic dis-
pute at Avalanche Lane at 12:36
a.m. Thursday.
Tiboni was arraigned Thurs-
day at Luzerne County Central
Court, Wilkes-Barre, before
District Judge Andrew Barilla.
He was remanded to Luzerne
County Correctional Facility
after he was unable to post
$5,000 percentage bail.
A preliminary hearing has
been scheduled for 9 a.m. Mon-
day before District Judge Da-
niel ODonnell, Sugarloaf Town-
ship.
PLAINS TWP. John Coffay
reported at 6 p.m. Wednesday
that someone entered his prop-
erty at 18 Hilldale Ave. and took
the copper piping and a water
meter from the basement.
The basement was flooded
and the Plains Fire Department
assisted in pumping the water
out, police said.
FOSTER TWP. State police
charged Robert Walter Pen-
dergast, 23, of Foster Township,
with two misdemeanor counts
of corruption of minors and two
misdemeanor counts of tattoo-
ing a minor before District
Judge Gerald Feissner, Free-
land, on Tuesday.
State police allege Pender-
gast gave tattoos to a 15-year-
old and a 16-year-old without
permission from their parents
on Aug. 4. A preliminary hear-
ing has been scheduled for
Sept. 19 at 8 a.m. before Judge
Gerald Feissner.
HANOVER TWP. Police
said they charged Peter F.
McCoy Sr., 28, of Wilkes-Barre,
with drug and traffic charges
after a traffic stop at the Hanov-
er Village Apartment Complex
at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
Police said they stopped
McCoy after he allegedly drove
the wrong way as he entered
the complex, and during the
stop he threw a clear plastic
bag containing a small amount
of suspected marijuana.
He was arraigned Tuesday
before District Judge Joseph
Halesey, Hanover Township,
and charged with possession of
a small amount of marijuana,
possession of drug parapherna-
lia, driving with a suspended
license and summary traffic
charges.
POLICE BLOTTER
WILKES-BARRE Someone
attempted to steal a large all-ter-
rainvehicle fromTwoJacks Cycle
& Powersports on Coal Street,
driving the vehicle through a
chain link fence before abandon-
ing it on Parkview Circle behind
the dealershipshortly after 9p.m.
Thursday.
Police searched the area
around the Sherman Hills Apart-
ment Complex and detained the
driver of a silver Pontiac on Park-
viewCircle for more than an hour
as they reviewed footage cap-
tured by the dealerships surveil-
lance cameras, but did not make
any arrests.
Tire tracks led from inside the
dealership property to a section
of the barbed-wire-topped fence
surrounding the yard where vehi-
cles are stored, which had pulled
away from the fence posts and
hung loosely, and towards Park-
view Circle. A thick metal wire
had snared around three of the
tires of the stolen ATV, a camou-
flage two-seat Can-Am Com-
mander XT.
Bill Davis, owner of Two Jacks
Cycle &Powersports, said the ve-
hicle appeared to be one of the
dealerships demonstration units.
It sells for around $15,000 new,
Davis said. He said it did not ap-
pear as if anythingelse was stolen
from the dealership.
Akey was left in the ignition of
the vehicle. Davis told police it is
very uncommon for him to
leave the keys in an ATV.
Davis said the business is
equippedwithalarms that sound-
ed when the yard was entered as
well as several surveillance cam-
eras. The incident was captured
bythebusiness surveillancecam-
eras, Davis said, but the video
footage did not have adequate
definition for him or police to
identify the person who removed
the ATV.
Davis said the vehicle theft was
a first for his business, but that
crime has increasedinthe area re-
cently. He said the streetlights on
Parkview Circle have not worked
for several months, which has
made the situation worse.
This has become a very tough
neighborhood, Davis said. I
think the police needa little more
help down here.
ATV theft from lot probed
Vehicle driven through a fence
surrounding Two Jacks Cycle
on Coal Street.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Police search a Can-AmCommander XT all-terrain vehicle that
was apparently stolen Thursday night fromTwo Jacks Cycle &
Powersports in Wilkes-Barre. The vehicle was found abandoned in
the middle of Parkview Circle after being driven through a fence
at the dealership.
to The Associated Press. I have
been dealing with claims that I
cheated and had an unfair advan-
tage in winning my seven Tours
since 1999, he said. The toll
this has taken on my family and
my work for our foundation and
on me leads me to where I amto-
day - finished with this non-
sense.
USADA reacted quickly and
treated Armstrongs decision as
an admission of guilt, hanging
the label of drug cheat on an ath-
lete who was a hero to thousands
for overcoming life-threatening
testicular cancer andfor his foun-
dations support for cancer re-
search.
It is a sad day for all of us who
love sport and athletes, Tygart
said. Its a heartbreaking exam-
ple of win at all costs overtaking
the fair and safe option. Theres
no success in cheating to win.
Tygart said the agency can
strip the Tour titles, thoughArm-
strong disputed that as he insist-
ed his decision is not an admis-
sion of drug use, but a refusal to
enter an arbitration process he
believes is unfair.
USADA cannot assert control
of a professional international
sport andattempt tostripmysev-
en Tour de France titles, he said.
I know who won those seven
Tours, my teammates know who
won those seven Tours, and ev-
eryoneI competedagainst knows
who won those seven Tours.
USADA maintains that Arm-
strong has used banned sub-
stances as far back as 1996, in-
cluding the blood-booster EPO
and steroids as well as blood
transfusions all to boost his
performance.
Included in USADAs evidence
were emails written by Arm-
strongs former U.S. Postal Ser-
vice teammate Floyd Landis,
who was stripped of his 2006
Tour de France title after a posi-
tive drug test. Landis emails to a
USACyclingofficial detailedalle-
gations of a complex doping pro-
gram on the team.
USADA also said it had 10 for-
mer Armstrongteammates ready
to testify against him. Other than
suggesting they include Landis
and Tyler Hamilton, both of
whom have admitted to doping
offenses, the agency has refused
tosaywhotheyare or specifically
what they would say.
ARMSTRONG
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DALLAS TWP.
MU dedicates new hall
T
he Misericordia University com-
munity dedicated Michael and
Tina MacDowell Hall, the newest
building on campus, on Thursday to
acknowledge the leadership and
accomplishments of the president
and the first lady.
To put our name on this lovely
new residence hall and classroom
building is more than an honor it is
the nicest gift we have ever re-
ceived, President MacDowell said.
However, it is hardly ours alone.
If all the names of everyone who has
worked so hard and strived to make
Misericordia what it is today were
placed on the faade of this building,
it would need to be 12 stories high,
he added.
MacDowell announced in April
they will retire June 30, 2013 after
serving 15 years.
The Board of Trustees expressed
its gratitude for the couples lead-
ership by naming the new building in
their honor.
KINGSTON
Run/walk honors Kase
The Kingston/Forty Fort Fire-
fighters Charitable Association will
be hosting a 5k run and walk this
Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the
Kingston Recreation Center, Third
Avenue.
The event is being held in memory
of Kingston assistant fire chief Fred
Kase, who passed away in 2011 from
lung cancer.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
The registration fee is $20.
Money will go to the charitable
association to fund community pro-
jects as well as a Luzerne County
Community College scholarship in
Kases name.
WILKES-BARRE
Donnini UNICO leader
David M. Donnini of Redondo
Beach, Calif., was sworn in as UNI-
CO Nationals President for the 2012-
13 fiscal year by outgoing President
Glenn Pettinato of
Carbondale. The
convention was
held at the Marco
Island Marriott in
Marco Island, Fla.
A native of the
Wyoming Valley,
Donnini joined the
Wilkes-Barre chap-
ter of UNICO in 2001 and held nu-
merous offices and was active in
committee work within the chapter
including treasurer and 1st vice presi-
dent. In 2005 he relocated to Redon-
do Beach and joined the Los Angeles
Chapter of UNICO.
A businessman, Donnini owned
and operated Donnini Entertain-
ment, owned and operated tanning
salons in Pennsylvania, and is a Real-
tor.
UNICO members work to support
charitable, educational, scientific and
literary projects while promoting
Italian heritage and combating nega-
tive stereotyping.
HARRISBURG
Farm acres protected
The Pennsylvania Agricultural
Land Preservation Board on Thurs-
day announced the protection of an
additional 2,358 acres on 27 farms
from development through the
states farmland preservation pro-
gram.
Among the farms protected was
the Elizabeth and Marvin Shaffer
farm, a 74.24-acre crop farm in Black
Creek Township. The Shaffers were
paid $256,128, or $3,450 per acre, for
placing their farm into easement.
Board spokesman Will Nichols said
the figure is the difference between
the lands value as farmland and its
development value.
N E W S I N B R I E F
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Misericordia President Michael A.
MacDowell thanks the board of trust-
ees for its support at the dedication
of Michael and Tina MacDowell Hall.
Donnini
Freshman state Rep. Tarah
Toohils opponent in the Novem-
ber election has launched an at-
tackonthetaxpayment recordof
Toohils parents, accusing them
of blatant disregard of for their
community.
Ransom Young, a Democratic
Butler Townshipsupervisor chal-
lenging Toohil in the 116th Dis-
trict, based the attack on a tax
sale notice published in The
Times Leader on Friday. It listed
twoparcels of vacant landowned
by Toohils parents, Peter and
Barbara Toohil, as eligible for tax
sale on Sept. 20.
Young published the accusa-
tionina press release sent toThe
Times Leader and on his cam-
paign Facebook page.
According to county records,
thepropertiesinquestionarepar-
cels of vacant land on either side
of Peter and Barbara Toohils
home on Old Turnpike Road,
where Tarah Toohil also lives.
Both parcels have since been re-
moved fromthe tax sale list after
the delinquent 2010propertytax-
es were paid.
Toohil, R-Butler Township, re-
butted the accusation, calling it
anall newlowinpoliticsandac-
cusing Young of attack(ing) my
mother and my father, private ci-
tizens, for political gain.
She accused Young of defam-
ing her parents and said her resi-
dence was never on the delin-
quent list. Luzerne County re-
cords show no delinquent taxes
are owed on Peter and Barbara
Toohils home.
I demand that Mr. Young
cease and desist from telling lies
about my parents, Toohil saidin
a statement. Apublic apology to
my mother and father is in order.
My mother and father are good
peopleandtheyarenotpartof the
public eye.
The tax sale notice published
Friday reported the Tax Bureaus
total claim on the properties, in-
cluding 2012 taxes and recording
fees, as $5,623 for one property
and $5,015 for the other.
Luzerne County records, cur-
rent as of Tuesday, show Peter
and Barbara Toohil paid $577 to
clear the 2010 taxes for one prop-
erty on Aug. 14, after the county
TaxClaimBureauhadsubmitted
its tax sale notice to The Times
Leaderforpublication. Theypaid
$730 to clear their 2010 taxes on
the second parcel on Tuesday, af-
ter the advertisement had ap-
peared in the newspaper.
The Toohils still owed $1,630
ononepropertyand$1,484onthe
other in delinquent 2011taxes as
of the close of the business day
Wednesday, buttheparcelsareno
longer eligible for tax sale be-
cause they cannot be posted for
sale until they have beenindelin-
quency for two years.
After he was informed of the
payments, Young stood by his
earlier accusation.
When youre an adult living
withyourparentsyoustepupand
help out your parents in a time of
need, he said. I have nothing
to gain by them not paying their
taxes. The only thing I have to
gain as a township supervisor is
havingmoremoneyfor thetown-
ship and the school district hav-
ing more money to pay their ex-
penses.
Claim against parents miffs Toohil
Opponent Ransom Young
says state reps mom and
dad have bad tax record.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
Young Toohil
Sean Patrick Flavin, captured in
Watertown, Conn. on robbery charg-
es in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday,
had served 18 months in jail on gun
theft charges in southern Florida.
Flavin, 33, was charged in Connec-
ticut on Thursday with interfering
withapoliceofficerafteranearlyfive-
hour standoff at a farm house in Wa-
tertown. Healsois beingheldinCon-
necticut as a fugi-
tivefromjusticeon
the arrest warrant
charging him with
robbing a Movies
14 clerk at gun-
point on East
Northampton
Street on Sunday night.
CitypoliceallegeFlavinwasarmed
with a handgun
and threatened
Colin Henry as he left the ticket box
office at about 10:30 p.m. Flavin de-
mandedthemoneybagandtoldHen-
ry not to watch himleave, according
to the criminal complaint.
Asecurity camera recorded Flavin
pacingintheparkinggarageattached
tothe movie theater lobby before the
robbery.
The search for Flavin began when
city police Detective Charles Jensen
got a tip from Lydia Naperkowski,
whorecognizedFlavinfromapicture
that was released to the media on
Monday, according to the criminal
complaint.
Naperkowski turnedover a money
bagshefoundunderachildsplaypen
in her residence.
FlavinhadlivedinConnecticut be-
fore moving to Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
in the early 2000s.
AnofficerwiththePort Saint Lucie
Police Department said Thursday
that Flavin has a list of offenses from
2001 to 2008, including harassment
by telephone, grand theft and violat-
ingacourt order. Hewasalsoavictim
of an assault in 2004.
Recordsof theFloridaDepartment
of Corrections say Flavin served 18
months of a three-year sentence im-
posed in January 2005 on charges of
grand theft of a firearm and false in-
formation to a pawn broker. He was
released in October 2006.
Watertown police Lt. Mark Raimo
didnot returna message for informa-
tion on Thursday.
The TownTimes newspaper onits
website reported Thursday that Fla-
vin is expected to be extradited to
Wilkes-Barre in about two weeks.
Luzerne County District Attorney
StefanieSalavantissaidsheiswaiting
to hear if Flavin voluntarily agrees to
be returned to Wilkes-Barre or if he
fights extradition.
Suspect
in movie
heist has
jail record
Wilkes-Barre police await
extradition of Sean Flavin.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Flavin
WILKES-BARRE A city firefighter
was injured while battling a blaze at 134
Dana St. Thursday morning that was lat-
er found to be intentionally set.
Fire Chief Jay Delaney said the fire-
fighter, whose name was not released,
suffered a minor injury while making an
interior attack. The injured firefighter
was transported to a local hospital, Dela-
ney said.
Firefighters responded to the two-sto-
ry house that has two apartments just be-
fore 5 a.m.
Delaney said there was heavy fire on
the first floor.
The crewmade a good interior attack
knockingthe fire downquickly, Delaney
said.
Occupants of a secondfloor apartment
escaped unharmed.
Delaney said no one was found on the
first floor.
An investigation into the cause of the
fire by city fire inspector Capt. Alan Kla-
pat determined the blaze was intention-
ally set, Delaney said. The case has been
turned over to city police.
A for sale sign by McDermott and
McDermott Real Estate is posted in the
front yard. Luzerne County property re-
cords say Koba Bukvaidze of Blackman
Street purchased the house in November
2009.
Most of the windows at the house were
smashed, with broken glass covering the
sidewalk. Boards were placed covering
the window openings during the day
Thursday.
No other injuries were reported. Fire-
fighters cleared the scene at about 7 a.m.
Firefighter injured battling blaze at W-B house
By EDWARD LEWIS
HAZLE TWP. Hazleton Area School
District dropped a training program pro-
videdby Stepby StepLearning, a compa-
ny recently linked loosely to former Pitt-
ston Area Superintendent Ross Scaranti-
no. Hazleton Area Superintendent Fran-
cis Antonelli confirmed Thursday that
the contract was not renewed, and said it
was because the programwas not provid-
ing expected results.
With money being very scarce, we
havetomakedecisions about programef-
fectiveness vs. cost effectiveness, Anto-
nelli said, and this just didnt add up for
us.
Administrators at several school dis-
tricts have said Scarantino has called
themon behalf of Step by Step Learning,
though his relationship with the compa-
ny is unclear.
Wilkes-Barre Area recently used about
half of a $623,733 literacy grant to con-
tract with Step by Step, but Superintend-
ent Jeff Namey said that, while Scaranti-
no made aninitial call suggesting the dis-
trict consider the company, he was not
involved in discussions with the compa-
ny or the decision to contract with it.
Scarantino pleaded guilty to federal
charges he accepted money from a con-
tractor in exchange for helping the con-
tractor land district work. He served 13
months in prison and is currently on two
years supervised release. His plea led to
the loss of his state pension and a sub-
stantial retirement payout he could have
received from the district.
Antonelli said Scarantino never con-
tacted him or the district. Nor would he
need to. The district used federal stimu-
lus money to contract with Step by Step
Learning in 2009, under a prior adminis-
tration, Antonelli said. When the stimu-
lus money ran out, the district used fed-
eral money provided under Title I, a pro-
gram aimed to aid disadvantaged stu-
dents struggling with reading and
literacy.
To date, the program has cost us
$3.25 million, Antonelli said. Not re-
newing the contract will save the district
$234,000.
Step by Step Learning specializes in
providing extensive training to teachers
and administrators on how to improve
literacy outcomes for early grades, focus-
ing on pre-kindergarten through second
grade. The goal is to catch and correct
problems early, reducing the need for re-
mediationandspecial educationservices
later.
Antonelli said the district is not dis-
continuing the effort, but he believes
enough teachers have been trained, and
any additional training can be obtained
from the Luzerne Intermediate Unit, a
Kingston-based, state-formed agency
providing a variety of services toarea dis-
tricts.
Were not abandoning this approach,
hesaid. Wejust believewecandoit at no
additional cost.
Step by Step Learning is a limited lia-
bility corporation based in Whitehall,
and is not affiliated with Step by Step
Inc., a local nonprofit that provides ser-
vices for children and adults with devel-
opmental disabilities and mental illness.
District drops Scarantino-linked program
Hazleton Areas boss says the
training system didnt produce the
expected results.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
Low oxygen kills hundreds of fish in Dallas Township pond
PETE WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
A fish kill was discovered in a pond along Hildebrandt Road in Dallas Township on Wednesday. Approximately
200 bluegill, bullhead catfish and largemouth bass were found floating in the unnamed, privately owned pond
by area residents. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Department of Environmental Protection
investigated the fish kill and found it had natural causes and was not related to the nearby construction of a
natural gas pipeline. DEP said it determined the fish kill was caused by low dissolved-oxygen levels. Fish and
Boat Commission Waterways Conservation Officer John Cummings said low oxygen levels are not uncommon
for this season.
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Corbett river trip protested
E
nvironmentalists have made some
waves for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom
Corbett as he set out on a two-day
kayak tour of the upper Delaware Riv-
er.
The Pocono Record reported that
activists opposed to gas drilling used
signs and boats to confront the gover-
nor as he paddled from Darbytown on
Thursday.
Corbett planned to travel through
Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties to
promote the states natural resources
and learn about the waterway.
WASHINGTON
Immigrant plan opposed
An informal adviser to Republican
Mitt Romney is representing U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement
employees suing the Obama adminis-
tration over its plan to stop deporting
many young illegal immigrants and
grant them work permits.
Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of
state, filed the lawsuit on behalf of 10
ICE employees Thursday in federal
court in Dallas. Kobach also is repre-
senting Hazleton in its six-year battle
to force illegal immigrants out of town.
The 22-page filing contends the
Obama administrations Deferred Ac-
tion for Childhood Arrivals plan vio-
lates federal law and forces ICE em-
ployees to break the law by not arrest-
ing certain illegal immigrants.
WASHINGTON
Afghan attacks examined
American and Afghan officials are
expanding the range of explanations
for a surge in insider attacks on U.S.
troops, adding on Wednesday the theo-
ry that the burden of fasting during the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan com-
bined with the summer heat may have
prompted more Afghans soldiers and
police to turn their guns on their Amer-
ican partners this summer.
Whatever the underlying reasons,
the attacks are taking a toll and raising
questions about the risk of American
and other coalition troops working side
by side with Afghan troops as advisers,
mentors and trainers.
The top commander of coalition
forces in Afghanistan, Marine Gen.
John R. Allen, said Thursday that while
the reasons for the killings are not fully
understood, the effect of Ramadan
fasting is likely among the causes.
ALBANY, N.Y.
Lennon killer denied parole
John Lennons killer was denied
release from prison in his seventh ap-
pearance before a parole board, New
York corrections officials said.
Mark David Chapman, 57, was de-
nied parole by a three-member board
after a hearing Wednesday, the state
Department of Corrections said Thurs-
day. The transcript of his latest hearing
wasnt immediately released.
Chapman shot Lennon in December
1980 outside the Manhattan apartment
building where the former Beatle lived.
He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to
life in prison after pleading guilty to
second-degree murder. The musician,
singer and songwriter was 40.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTOS
Restoration or ruination?
Photos made available by the Centro
de estudios Borjanos show the 20th
century Ecce Homo-style fresco of
Christ before (top) and after amateur
artist Celia Gimenez, 80, restored it in
the church in the Spanish town of
Borja. The incident made national
news and was a trending topic Thurs-
day with some Twitter users dubbing
it Ecce Mono, meaning behold the
monkey instead of behold man.
K
N A T I O N & W O R L D
HOBBS, N.M. Seeking to
reset his economic message,
Republican Mitt Romney
pledged Thursday to create 3
million jobs and more than $1
trillion in revenue by ramping
up offshore oil drilling and giv-
ing states more control over en-
ergy production on federal
land.
Romney, reviving a long-elu-
sive goal pushed by presidents
and presidential candidates for
decades, said his plans would
maketheU.S., alongwithCana-
da and Mexico, energy inde-
pendent by 2020.
This is not some pie in the
sky kindof thing, Romney told
voters in Hobbs, the heart of
NewMexicos oil andgas indus-
try. This is a real achievable
objective.
The cornerstone of Rom-
neys plan is opening up more
areas for offshore oil drilling,
including in the mid-Atlantic,
where it is currently banned.
He also wants to give states the
power to establish all forms of
energy production on federal
lands, a significant shift in cur-
rent policy that could face
strong opposition in Congress.
His proposals make little
mention of renewable sources
of energy, like wind and solar,
backed by President Barack
Obama. Romney has deep ties
to big oil and raised more than
$7 million from industry exec-
utives during a campaign fun-
draiser in Texas earlier this
week.
Obamas campaign also be-
gana newpushonthe economy
Thursday with a television ad-
vertisement featuring former
President Bill Clinton. In the
ad, Clinton speaks directly to
the camera and says voters face
a clear choice over whichcan-
didate will return the nation to
full employment.
We need to keep going with
his plan, Clinton says of Oba-
ma in the ad, which will run in
eight battleground states.
The former president also
draws a connection between
Obamas policies for strength-
ening the middle class and the
nations economic prosperity
during his time in office, when
the U.S. economy was thriving.
Obama campaign spokeswo-
man Lis Smith called Romneys
energy plan backward.
This isnt a recipe for energy
independence, Smith said.
Its just another irresponsible
scheme to help line the pockets
of big oil while allowing the U.S
to fall behind and cede the
clean energy sector to China.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm
Isaac could force a shakeup of
the security plans for the GOP
convention in Tampa, because
about half of the expected offi-
cers come from other parts of
Florida and some could be
forced to stay home for the
storm, authorities said.
The stormis forecast to start
affecting South Florida on
Monday and could reach the
Tampa area by Tuesday.
Romney plan: Drill, baby, drill 2
Candidate says move would
create 3 million jobs, make
U.S. energy independent.
By JULIE PACE
and MATTHEWDALY
AP PHOTO
Mitt Romney shakes hands Thursday during a campaign event
at Watson Truck and Supply in Hobbs, N.M.
HARRISBURGThe story be-
ing told by Penn State president
Graham Spanier as he defends
himself againstaccusationsthathe
covered up a sex abuse allegation
runs contrary into his own reputa-
tion as a detail-oriented manager.
But experts in university gov-
ernance also suggest that if Span-
ier truly didnt knowwhat was go-
ing on, he
showed a willful
ignorance and a
disturbing lack
of curiosity
about a scandal
that stood to ru-
in Penn States
reputation.
In a series of
interviewsthisweekandat aPhila-
delphia news conference, Spanier
and his lawyers have repeatedly
portrayedhimas somewhat onthe
sidelines, completely unaware
that complaints about former as-
sistant football coach Jerry Sand-
usky were serious enough to war-
rant much more than passing at-
tention.
The experts acknowledge the
job of president requires dealing
with a continual stream of prob-
lems, but they are raising doubts
that Spanier tookaless thanactive
role in investigating the scandal
that engulfed two of his top lieu-
tenants and longtime coach Joe
Paterno.
You can say I didnt know. You
can say I was distracted. You can
say they didnt tell me up to a
point, said Stephen Trachten-
berg, whowaspresidentattheUni-
versity of Hartford and George
Washington University.
But from what we have heard
about what transpired, his vice
president, his director of athletics,
his coaches allegedly were con-
cealingthis badnews fromhimfor
such an extensive period of time
that I find the story implausible,
he said.
Spanier said he had no recollec-
tion of email traffic involving a
1998 police investigation of Sand-
usky, triggered by a womans com-
plaints that he had showered with
her son. He also told The New
Yorker he had little memory of a
2001complaint about Sandusky in
a teamshower witha boy, andthat
a follow-up meeting on the topic
was wedgedinto his schedule dur-
ing a busy time.
Sandusky was convicted of vari-
ous criminal counts in June.
Spanier has not been charged
with any crimes.
Experts
question
Spaniers
defense
Ex-PSU president making
national media rounds, saying
hes victim of witch hunt.
By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
Spanier
KAFARHAMRA, Syria Civ-
il war has chased Fatima Ghorab
and her brood of some two dozen
women and children across Syria
in search of safe havens that keep
disappearing in the booms of ar-
tillery shells. They nowshelter in
an unfinished apartment in this
Aleppo suburb, crowded into two
rooms with a few plastic chairs
and some thin
mattresses. If
their neighbors
didnt bring
them bread,
theyd have
none.
As her daugh-
ters and daugh-
ters-in-law and
their kids tuck
into a simple
lunch of toma-
toes and cu-
cumbers,
canned meat
and apricot
jam, the 56-
year-old house-
wife from Damascus struggles to
comprehend what has become of
her life.
Before all this we were living
well, said Ghorab, whose family
ran a supermarket in the capital
until it and their home were
torched during a government at-
tack on rebels.
Our house was full and our
shop was full. Now were 100 de-
grees below zero.
Across Syria, hundreds of thou-
sands of peoplehavebeenthrown
into a life onthe move by the wid-
ening fight between President
Bashar Assads forces and rebels
seeking to end his rule.
About 1.2 million people are
displaced inside Syria, according
to the United Nations, on top of a
quarter-million who have fled to
neighboring countries.
Many have picked up and fled
multiple times, pushed from
town to town by fighting. When
they find a place that appears
safe, they pile into half-built
apartment buildings or sleep on
tile floors inschools or onthe dirt
in olive groves. In tow, they bring
shell-shocked children.
For many, no place feels safe as
the regime ramps up its use of at-
tack helicopters and fighter jets,
carrying out near daily airstrikes
on towns and villages. While
some towns are largely destroyed
and empty, others are packed.
One day, villagers watch refugees
fromelsewherefloodin. Thenext
day, they themselves clear out.
More than 17 months of vio-
lence in Syria have ravaged entire
communities across this country
of 22millionandkilledmorethan
20,000, anti-regime activists say.
Syrians
constantly
in flight
War driving people from their
homes in growing numbers as
safe havens dwindle.
By BEN HUBBARD
Associated Press
Our house
was full
and our
shop was
full. Now
were 100
degrees
below ze-
ro.
Fatima Ghorab
Syrian refugee
PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia
Zoo is letting some animals take a walk on
the wild side sort of.
Species like monkeys, lemurs and orang-
utans can now use a set of enclosed trails
on the 42-acre zoo to leave the confines of
their exhibits and travel throughout the
property.
The network of protected pathways is
designed to enrich the animals lives by
giving them the ability to explore and see
and smell new things. Its also aimed at
enhancing the visitor experience, allowing
zoo-goers to see creatures in unexpected
places such as in the trees.
We believe that the opportunity to
travel, to explore, to choose to go toward
things that are interesting, move away
from things, really control their own expe-
rience ... is going to be incredibly enrich-
ing for the animals in our care, said An-
drew Baker, the zoos chief operating offi-
cer.
Last week, the zoo opened the Great
Ape Trail, which allows orangutans to
roam along an overhead walkway through
a tree grove. Small monkeys and lemurs
have used the Treetop Trail for about a
year, scampering through mesh enclosures
suspended about 11 feet to 16 feet off the
ground.
They get to see everything thats hap-
pening in the zoo, general curator Kim
Lengel said. They get to travel, they can
climb trees, and they really take advantage
of it. And if theyre tired of it, they go back
inside.
The 700-foot-long Treetop Trail snakes
around the zoos main outdoor plaza, and
visitors have been surprised and delighted
to see a red-capped mangabey in their
midst.
Linzie Neary recently brought her 21-
month-old twins and 4-year-old son to the
zoo and spotted a monkey using the trail.
Neary described it as a more realistic
experience than seeing the animals behind
glass. She praised zoo officials for the
initiative.
I like that theyre trying to bring us
closer, she said.
Some species such as monkeys using set of
enclosed trails to travel throughout property
AP PHOTO
Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo look at a red-capped mangabey sitting in a protected
path Monday. The zoo is in the process of building a trail network that will allow ani-
mals from similar habitats to travel among the exhibits.
Philly Zoo
blazes trails
By KATHY MATHESON
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Mongoose lemurs run on a path above a
walkway Monday at Philadelphia Zoo.
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WILKES-BARRE Even
though complaining residents
failed to show at Thursdays
Traffic Committee meeting,
their concerns will be addressed.
Assistant Police Chief Donald
Crane, a member of the commit-
tee, said residents asked for stop
signs at Kidder and Laurel
streets to slow traffic and make
the intersection safer. Crane said
there are stop signs on Laurel
Street, but the residents feel it
should be a four-way stop. He
said the residents claimed there
were several accidents at the in-
tersection, but when he checked
police records, only two were re-
ported and both were caused
by motorists running the exist-
ing stop signs on Laurel Street.
Both of those accidents
would not have been prevented
with additional stop signs on
Kidder Street, Crane said.
Crane recommended placing
cross-road signs to act as ad-
vance warning of the intersec-
tion. The committee approved
Cranes suggestion.
In other business, David Cona-
han said vehicles are speeding
on Walters Way, which was for-
merly a part of Coal Street near
Walters hardware Store.
A lot of children play in the
area, Conahansaid. Its a safety
issue. We need to do something
before somebody gets hurt or
killed.
The committee agreed to
place new signs Watch Chil-
dren Playing and 25 mph speed
limit.
Nancy Kogoy, representing
City Heights Apartments on
North Sherman Street, said that
with school resuming next week
she is concerned about double
parking on her street between
Rose Lane and Amber Lane. She
said vehicles park there to wait
for students getting out of
school and traffic cant get
through.
Fire Chief Jay Delaney, a mem-
ber of the committee, said he is
concerned about emergency ve-
hicles getting through as well.
He and Michael Simonson, as-
sistant director of operations
and a member of the committee,
will check out the situation.
In other business, the traffic
committee:
Denied a request to make
Bradford Street two ways be-
tween Arch Street and 24-26
Bradford St. The committee said
the street is too narrow to ac-
commodate two lanes of traffic.
Approved installation of
Watch Children Playing signs
with 20 mph postings on ONeill
Avenue.
Tabled a request for a stop
sign for Railroad Street and Ge-
orge Avenue.
Approved moving the stop
sign on East Main Street in Min-
er Mills at North Washington
Street 50 feet to allow earlier de-
tection.
Approved returning West
Linden Street to one-way at
North Franklin Street near the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Traffic was allowed to travel two
ways during a construction pro-
ject that is now completed.
Tabled a request for a No
Parking Here to Corner sign at
West Beatty and Coon streets.
W-B moves on traffic complaints
The city traffic committee
approves more signage at
Kidder and Laurel streets.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Bill OBoyle, a Times Leader staff
writer, may be reached at 829-7218.
WILKES-BARREIf next year
is anything like the previous few,
there will be less federal money
for demolition of properties, af-
fordable housing and homeless
assistance programs, the citys
director of community develop-
ment warned.
The cuts have been challeng-
ing for the city when it comes to
deciding where to direct the
available money, saidKurt Sauer,
director of the Office of Commu-
nity Development.
Weve been taking significant
decreases every year, Sauer
said.
He and Marie McCormick,
city administrator, held a public
meeting to seek input on the
citys 2013 Action Plan involving
funds allocated through the
Community Development Block
Grant, Emergency Solutions and
Home Investment Partnership
programs.
Most of our money does goin-
to public improvement and
street projects and public servic-
es, Sauer said.
Last year some of the federal
funds went to the Osterhout Li-
brary Childhood Development
program, the Victims Resource
Center and the Commission on
Economic Opportunity, he said.
In addition the city purchased
jaws of life equipment for its
fire department and new fire ap-
paratus expected to be available
next year.
Three people from CEO and
Vince Kabacinski, representing
Catholic Social Services, attend-
ed.
Their comments and those of
other people and agencies must
be submitted to the city by Sept.
15. The city will then submit its
application to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban De-
velopment by Nov. 15. In be-
tween those dates the city will
hold another public hearing, 30
days before it applies to HUD.
The city received $1.54 million
in CDBGfunding last year, down
from $1.75 million in 2011 and
$2.09 million in 2010, according
to data provided by Sauer.
The money can be used to pur-
chase property, relocation and
demolition, construction of pub-
lic water and sewer facilities,
streets and neighborhood cen-
ters and public services.
Less federal aid is likely for W-B, city official warns
The city has seen two sizeable
reductions in recent years
already.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
Wilkes-Barre is asking for public
comment on the use of federal
funds received through the Com-
munity Development Block Grant,
Emergency Solutions or Home
Investment Partnership programs
for 2013.
Contact: Kurt Sauer
Bureau of Community Devel-
opment
40 E. Market St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA18711
570 208-4135
ksauer@wilkes-barre.pa.us
I N P U T S O U G H T O N
C I T Y S U S E O F
F E D E R A L F U N D S
LARKSVILLE A father and
mother were arraigned Thursday
on child endangerment charges
after officials alleged their house
was filled with garbage.
Police Chief John Edwards be-
came ill while inspecting the
houseonVineStreet withthebor-
oughs code enforcement officer
and fire chief earlier this month,
according to charges filed.
Richard Sims, 39, and Jennifer
Sims, 37, were each charged with
three counts of endangering the
welfare of children. They were ar-
raigned by District Judge David
Barilla in Swoyersville and re-
leased on $5,000 unsecured bail.
The Simses did not return a
message for comment.
Accordingtothe criminal com-
plaints:
A caseworker with Luzerne
County Children and Youth Ser-
vices called police after conduct-
ing a welfare check on three chil-
drenat the house onAug. 14. The
caseworker took custody of the
children, a 17-year-old boy, a 13-
year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl,
due to deplorable conditions in-
side the house.
Edwards, Fire Chief Andrew
Kachmar and Code Enforcement
Officer Joe Yosh arrived at the
house the next day, Aug. 15, in-
forming Richard Sims about the
report fromthe child caseworker.
Richard Sims became upset and
stated, I screwed up, allowing
the three borough officials to in-
spect the house, the complaint
says.
Police said in the complaint
there were large amounts of solid
waste materials knee high with
flies and other insects flying
throughout the house. The smell
of garbage was intolerable and
immediately made Edwards
sick, the complaint says.
The police chief was unable to
continue to the inspection with
Kachmar and Yosh.
Kachmar and Yosh told Ed-
wards that the rest of the house
was even worse than what was
allegedly found on the first floor,
according to the complaint.
Yosh condemned the house af-
ter the inspection.
Police said in the complaint
that Children and Youth Services
had previously investigated the
house due to deplorable condi-
tions in January and July in 2002
and April 2009.
Preliminary hearings are
scheduled on Aug. 30 before Ba-
rilla.
Condition of home
gets parents charged
Authorities take children
from a Larksville house
allegedly full of waste.
By EDWARD LEWIS
WILKES-BARRE A former
Dallas Middle School special-edu-
cation teacher charged with tak-
ing inappropri-
ate photos of fe-
male students
waived his right
to a formal ar-
raignment in
county court
Thursday.
David Shuga,
49, of Terrace
Avenue, Kingston Township,
waived the formal arraignment
through his attorney, Frank Noci-
to, andentereda plea of not guilty.
Shuga was chargedinJune with
a single count of invasion of priva-
cyafterauthoritiesallegedheused
a cellphone to take pictures of in-
timate parts of female students.
Shuga, free on $5,000 bail, will
next be scheduled for a pre-trial
conference before a county judge.
Shuga submitted his resigna-
tion the same day Superintendent
Frank Galicki said administrators
became aware of the allegations.
The Dallas School Board ac-
cepted Shugas resignation on
June11.
According to court papers, two
students reported to school staff
on June 4 that they felt Shuga was
takinginappropriatepicturesof fe-
male students in his instruction
roomlocatedinthemiddleschool.
The students believed Shuga had
been taking pictures on a cell-
phone since December.
One of the students stated she
had a picture of Shuga taking a
photograph of another female stu-
dent under a table, the complaint
says. Authorities said the picture
takenbythestudent depictedShu-
ga seatedina chair andholdingan
open flip-style cellphone under
thetablewiththefaceof thephone
pointed in the opposite direction.
Authorities allege in the com-
plaint that Shuga admitted taking
pictures of femalestudents, specif-
ically of the students groin and
buttocks areas, according to the
complaint.
Shuga stated, the complaint al-
leges, he was sexually aroused by
the pictures.
Former teacher
facing trial for
student photos
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Shuga
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CARLE Lynda, memorial service
for Lynda and her mother, Cathe-
rine, 1 p.m. Saturday in Kingdom
Hall, Hildebrant Road, Dallas.
CENTINI John, Memorial Mass 10
a.m. Saturday in Holy Savior
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
CHERINKA Michael, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in Louis V. Ciuccio
Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road,
Old Forge. Mass 10 a.m. at the
Prince of Peace Parish-St. Marys
Church, W. Grace and Lawrence
Sts., Old Forge.
CLEMM Carl, family and friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today in S.J.
Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530
W. Main St., Plymouth.
CRISPELL Ellen, memorial ser-
vice 2 p.m. Sunday in Forty Fort
United Methodist Church.
DAVIS Samuel, funeral 7 p.m.
today in Howard J. Snowdon
Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson
Ave., Scranton. Friends may call
today 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home.
DRAGON Margaret, funeral 9 a.m.
today in Nat & Gawlas Funeral
Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in Our Lady of Hope Parish,
40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
FRONZONI Rose Marie, memorial
services 10 a.m. Saturday in Holy
Family Parish, Luzerne.
FULLER Claude, memorial service
noon Saturday in Daniel K. Regan
Funeral Home. Friends may call 10
a.m. until the time of service in
the funeral home.
GRAY Marie, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. in St. Benedicts
Church, Austin Avenue. Friends
may call today 8:30 a.m. until the
time of the service.
HENDERSON Robert, funeral 10
a.m. Saturday in Hugh B. Hughes
& Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Friends
may call today 2 to 4 p.m. and 7
to 9 p.m. in the funeral home.
MILLER Charles, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in Mayo Funeral Home
Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny.
Visitation today, 6 to 9 p.m.
MONTEFORTE Richard, Mass of
Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Sat-
urday in St. Joseph Marello
Parish (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Roman Catholic Church) William
St., Pittston. Friends may call 6 to
8 p.m. today in Graziano Funeral
Home Inc., Pittston Township.
PRIEBE Verna, memorial service 11
a.m. Sept. 15, in St. Pauls Luth-
eran Church, Dallas.
REAKES Willard, memorial ser-
vices 11 a.m. today in Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake
Road, Hunlock Creek.
ROOS Edmund Jr., celebration of
life 6 p.m. today in McLaughlins,
142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre. Visitation beginning at
4:30 p.m. today in McLaughlins.
SGARLAT Dr. Joseph, memorial
service 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the
Church of Christ Uniting, 190 S.
Sprague Ave., Kingston. A recep-
tion at the church after the
service.
SOROKIN William, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Friends may call 6 to 8
p.m. today.
TAVANA Cataldo, funeral 9 a.m.
Saturday in Nat & Gawlas Funeral
Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in Our Lady of Hope Parish,
40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
Friends may call today 6 to 8 p.m.
at the funeral home.
ZIMINSKI Henry, funeral 9 a.m.
today in Betz-Jastremski Funeral
Home Inc., 568 Bennett St.,
Luzerne. Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Family Par-
ish, Luzerne.
FUNERALS
A
nn Mae Bellas, 90, formerly of
Dallas, entered into eternal rest
Tuesday, August 21, 2012, after
spending19 months as a resident of
the Berwick Retirement Village
Nursing Home, Berwick.
Born September 16, 1921, in Ha-
nover Township, Ann Mae was a
daughter of the late Chester and
Grace Mitchell Bellas.
Ann Mae lived most of her life in
the Lee Park section of Hanover
Township before moving to the
Meadows Apartments, Dallas, more
than 25 years ago.
She was very proud of her war-
time efforts, having been employed
by the United Can Company of
Wilkes-Barre, where she worked
making bullets during WorldWar II.
A soft-spoken, shy person, Ann
Mae was happiest when she had a
crochet hook in her hand. She made
hundreds of beautiful afghan blan-
kets, doilies and baby clothes.
Those whowere fortunate tobe gift-
ed with one of her creations felt as if
they were given a work of art.
Preceding her in death, in addi-
tion to her parents, were her sister
Dorothy Adams and nephew Ches-
ter Adams.
Surviving are her sister Evelyn
Bellas, Dallas; many nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces, nephews, several
great-great-nieces and nephews.
Private funeral services will be
held at the convenience of family
with interment in Hanover Green
Cemetery, Hanover Township.
There will be no calling hours.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made to the Hanover
Green Cemetery Association, 689
Main Road, Hanover Township, PA
18706 for the upkeep and mainte-
nance of its chapel. Arrangements
have been entrusted to the Harold
C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140
N. Main St., Shavertown.
Ann Mae Bellas
August 21, 2012
H
elen Czerniakowski Thurrell
died August 22, 2012, after a
short bout with cancer. Her family
was by her side.
Helen was born in 1935 in Plains
Township. She excelledas a student
and graduated Magna Cum Laude
with a bachelor of science in chem-
istry from Misericordia College.
She met her husband, Larry, while
working at Hercules Powder Com-
pany in Wilmington, Del. They cele-
brated their 53rd anniversary in
May.
Helen instilled in her family a
strong sense of love and determina-
tion. She was dedicated to her
grandchildren and enjoyed watch-
ing them participate in their favor-
ite activities and sports. She en-
joyed playing tennis, traveling and
watching the birds and wildlife in
her backyard. Helen was also an
avid baseball fan.
Helen is preceded in death by her
sister, Josephine, and two brothers,
John and Thomas.
She leaves behind her loving hus-
band, Larry; son, Lars, and his wife,
Janice; three daughters, Marian and
her husband, Bob; Julianne Dods
and her husband, Reynolds; Amy
Schantz and her husband, Bob; 12
adoring grandchildren, Jason, Kara,
Patrick, Elizabeth, Monica, Mat-
thew, Margaret, Paul, Megan, An-
drew, Adam and Bennett.
The family wishes to thank the
caring nurses and staff at Christiana
Care and Seasons Hospice for their
compassion and support.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be offered at 11 a.m. on Saturday at
St. Mary of the AssumptionChurch,
7200 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin,
Del. Friends may visit with the fam-
ily on Friday evening from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Chandler Funeral Home,
7230 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin,
Del. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to the non-profit organiza-
tion of your choice. For online con-
dolences, please visit www.chan-
dlerfuneralhome.com.
Helen Thurrell
August 22, 2012
ALBINA AMABILE ARGO,
passed away at Geisinger Wyom-
ing Valley Medical Center on
Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Funeral Services are entrusted
to Graziano Funeral Home Inc.,
Pittston Township. Viewing hours
will be held Sunday from 5 to 8
p.m. at the funeral home. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be held
from St. Joseph Marello Parish
(Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C.
Church), Pittston, Monday at 9:30
a.m.
JENNIE CLARA "PENNY"
(ODELL) SANSKY, 52, of Scran-
ton, passed away Wednesday, Au-
gust 22, 2012. She was preceded in
death by parents, Charles and Jen-
nie John ODell; brothers, Wayne
and Clarence ODell. She is sur-
vived by her husband of 16 years,
William Sansky; son, Chuck
ODell, and wife Bridget, and her
grandson, Chase ODell, all of
Scranton; sister, Cherri Mundy,
and husband Eddie, Chester, N.Y.;
brothers, James ODell and wife
Patricia, Factoryville; Donald
ODell and wife Diane, Mountain-
dale, N.Y.; uncle, Arthur ODell; 21
nieces and nephews; 26 great-niec-
es and great-nephews.
Memorial services in the Tho-
mas P. Kearney Funeral Home
Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge, to
celebrate Pennys life will be an-
nouncedat alater date. Pleasevisit
www.kearneyfuneralhome.com to
leave an online condolence.
H
arold D. (Bo) Cartwright, of
Bartron Road, Tunkhannock,
passed away on Thursday, August
23, 2012, at the Golden Living Cen-
ter, Tunkhannock.
He was born in Noxen on May 28,
1937, a son of the late Moses and
Eva Hopfer Cartwright.
Bo was a graduate of Tunkhan-
nock High School, Class of 1956,
and was a veteran of the United
States Army. He and his wife, Mag-
gie, whom he married on February
17, 1968, weretheowners of Bos Au-
to Body until 1979. In 1981 he
opened Stoney Mountain Garden
Center and retired in 1995. They
worked side by side all their mar-
ried life. Bo enjoyed many wonder-
ful winters in Marathon Grassy Key,
Fla., andspent a fewwinters inFrost
Proof, Fla. Bo was a car buff and
startedworking ontheminhis early
teens. Over theyears hewonnumer-
ous awards for his antique cars. His
last big project was the restoration
of a 1957 Thunderbird, which he re-
built from the ground up.
He was preceded in death by
brothers, James, John; half-brother,
Robert Ziegler; pet dogs Pokey,
Princess and Honey.
Surviving is his wife, Marguerite
(Maggie) Bush Cartwright. Also
surviving are sister, Helen, and her
husband, Donald Carey, Shaver-
town; mother-in-law, Blanch,
Springville; brothers and sisters-in-
law Clark and Barbara Bush, South
Montrose; Mary and Al Mullen, Ar-
kansas; Eugene and Nancy Bush,
Springville; Jo Ann Baker and Ri-
chard Clark, Kingsley; Alan Bush,
Easton; Elneda and Matt Conners,
California; his almost-adopted
daughter, Diane Kenia; grand-
daughter, Brandy Kenia, Tunkhan-
nock, several nephews and nieces
and his dog Maddie.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 11 a.m. from the
Russell Hill United Methodist
Church with Pastor Thomas Mott
officiating. Friends may call Friday
evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the
Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home,
73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. In-
terment will be in Sunny Side Cem-
etery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be sent to the Cart-
wright Fund for the Tunkhannock
Public Library, c/oThe Community
Foundation of the Endless Moun-
tains, 260 Lake Ave., Montrose, PA
18801 or the Russell Hill United
Methodist Church, c/o Janet
Brown, 530 Avery Station Road,
Tunkhannock, PA 18657 or the
Wyoming County Chorale, PO Box
111, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. On-
line condolences may be sent to the
family at www.sheldonkukuchka-
funeralhome.com.
Harold Cartwright
August 23, 2012
D
onna Marie Miscavage, 52, of
the Parsons section of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away early Wednes-
day morning, August 22, 2012, after
a courageous battle with breast can-
cer.
BorninWilkes-BarreonFebruary
7, 1960, she was a daughter of Regi-
na (Daley) Yale and the late Edward
James Yale.
She was a graduate of Coughlin
High School, Class of 1978, and was
employed as a book keeper in the
prothonotarys office at the Luzerne
County Courthouse. She was a
member of St. Benedicts Church in
Parsons.
In addition to her father, Edward,
Donna was precededindeathby her
father-in-law, Stanley J. Miscavage.
Donna is survived by her mother,
Jean, and step-father, William
Young, Hunlock Creek; her loving
husband of 32 years, Stephen,
Wilkes-Barre; son, Brian, and his
wife, Kim, Palmyra; daughter, Ni-
cole, and her longtime companion,
Mike, Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren,
who were her pride and joy, Andrew
Fisher, Kaeden Sanchez, Maxwell
and Molly Miscavage; brothers, Ed-
ward Yale, Wyoming; Richard Yale
andhis wife, Jeanie, Clarks Summit;
sister, Flora Olson, Wilkes-Barre,
several nieces and nephews.
AMemorial Service will be held
at a later date. Arrangements have
beenentrustedto Bednarski &Tho-
mas Funeral Home, 27 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made in Donnas
memory to the Medical Oncology
Prescription Fund, 382 Pierce St.,
Kingston, PA 18704 or to the Lu-
zerne County SPCA, 524 E. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18705.
Donna Miscavage
August 22, 2012
B
arbara C. Biga, 65, of Dallas,
passed away Thursday, August
23, 2012, at Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Hospital.
Born in Scranton, she was a
daughter of the late John and Isa-
belle Shivokevich Maslar, and was
a graduate of Scranton Tech.
Barbara was a secretary with
QualityMetal Products, Dallas, for
15 years. She was a member of St.
Francis Cabrini Church, Wyoming.
Barbara was preceded in death
by her husband, Richard Biga.
Surviving are her son, Bryan,
and his wife, Beth Biga, Walnut-
port, Pa; daughter, Heather, and
her husband, DanDushanko, York;
grandchildren, Bryce and Ava
Biga, Walnutport. She is also sur-
vivedbyher companion, Raymond
Sharp, Dallas; brother, Robert, and
his wife, Catherine Maslar, Scran-
ton.
Funeral services will be held 9
a.m. Saturday fromthe Richard H.
Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940
Memorial Highway, Dallas, with a
Mass of Christian Burial following
at 9:30 in St. Francis Cabrini
Church, Wyoming. Interment will
be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wyom-
ing. Friends may call today, from6
to 8 p.m.
Barbara Biga
August 23, 2012
M
ary Helen (Lambert) Pirillo, of
Plymouth, passed away Tues-
day, August 21, 2012, at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township, surroundedbyher
familytowhomshedevotedher life.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, December
28, 1941, she was a daughter of the
late Joseph and Mary Sperhoc Lam-
bert.
Mary Helen was a graduate of St.
Vincents High School, Plymouth,
Class of 1959. She was employed by
Wyoming Valley West School Dis-
trict for 35 years until her retire-
ment in 2009.
Our Mothers greatest comfort in
life was caringfor her family, wheth-
er it be her Sunday dinners or hav-
ing sleep-overs with her grandchil-
dren. Marys generous and compas-
sionate nature affected all who
knew her. Even through her illness
she never complained or burdened
her family or the medical staff who
caredfor her. She always greetedev-
eryone with a smile and a kind
word.
What we will all miss the most is
the thingshe toldus a milliontimes,
the words I Love You.
Her brother, William Lambert,
preceded her in death in 1963.
The family she loved included
her husband of 47 years, Joseph;
daughters, Mary Owens and her
husband, Jody, Larksville; Kathy
Kachinko and her husband, Robbie,
Larksville; son, Joseph, andhis wife,
Kimberly (Yuhas), Plymouth; the
loves of her life, grandchildren, Re-
becca, Evan, Madison, Robbie and
Samantha, who will forever miss
their "RO-RO; sister and brother-
in-law, Nancy and Joseph Kratz,
Del., numerous nephews and niec-
es.
The funeral will be held 9 a.m.
Monday, from Kielty-Moran Funer-
al Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave.,
Plymouth, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 in All Saints Parish,
WillowSt., Plymouth, the Rev. Rob-
ert J. Kelleher officiating. Interment
will be in St Vincents Cemetery,
Larksville. Friends may call Sunday
at the funeral home from 5 until 8
p.m.
Mary Helen Pirillo
August 21, 2012
M
arianne Gebhardt, 70, of Os-
borne Drive, Pittston, died
Wednesday morning, August 22,
2012, at home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a
daughter of the late Zigmond and
Verna Dancoolidge Leskoski.
Marianne was a member of SS.
Peter and Paul Church, Plains, and
was formerly employed as a wait-
ress at Elbys and Woolworths be-
fore retiring.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Charles Gebhardt; son
Charles Edward Jr.; and sister Rose
Lowe.
Surviving are daughters, Eliza-
beth Morgan, Inkerman; Debra
Marcinko, Pittston; son Frederick,
Plains Township; brothers, Zig-
mondLeskoski, Fla.; JosephLeskos-
ki, Wilkes-Barre; sisters Shirley Bu-
sacco, Fla.; Jean Vetrini, Plymouth;
Theresa Flynn, Trucksville; and
eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
9 a.m. Saturday from Yeosock Fu-
neral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains
Township, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. at SS. Peter &
Paul Church, Plains Township.
Friends may call Friday from4 until
7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Marianne Gebhardt
August 22, 2012
There are those who are ready
to follow the GPS in their car to
the ends of the Earth -- literally.
A man intently following the
instructions of his GPS after leav-
ing a ferry early Thursday made a
sharp right turn and drove into
the harbor in Whittier, Alaska,
submerging his car up to the an-
tenna, police said.
The man, who was not serious-
ly injured, was rescued by anoth-
er ferry passenger and taken by
ambulance to a hospital in An-
chorage.
Were aghast, actually, har-
bor master Sue Miller told the
Los Angeles Times. Its never
happened before, lets put it that
way.
Whittier, a town of about 200
year-round residents on Alaskas
scenic Prince WilliamSound, has
a reputation for being a bit weird.
A book by Alan Taylor calls it
The Strangest Town in Alaska.
Most of the residents live in a sin-
gle high-rise tower built back
when the U.S. Army decided the
remote harbor would be a great
refuge during World War II.
For years, it was connected to
civilization only by ferry and by a
2 1/2-mile-long tunnel through
the surrounding mountains that
in past years didnt even have a
road through it, merely a train
track.
Now, the town is a popular
tourist destination by car and fer-
ry.
The driver in question, who
has not beenidentifiedby author-
ities, arrivedonthe Kennicott car
ferry, operated by the Alaska Ma-
rine Highway System, shortly af-
ter 6 a.m. He was accompanied
by two dogs anda cat, authorities
said.
Apparently not wanting to get
lost -- though how you could get
lost in Whittier is part of the mys-
tery -- he switched on the global
positioning system navigator in
his Subaru.
He hadjust disembarkedfrom
theferry, andtheyfollowtheroad
around what we call our triangle
area -- its a little business area
right to the east of the harbor ba-
sin-and when he got back to the
starting point of entering that tri-
angle, he said the GPS said to
turn right, Miller said.
So he turned a sharp right,
which took himdown the launch
ramp and into the harbor.
The ramp, she said, is intended
to allow private boats to enter
and leave the harbor. In this case,
the Subaru advanced 50 feet into
the water and was submerged.
Another ferry passenger saw
the whole thing and immediately
helped the man out of the car,
Miller said, and someone else
broke out a back window in the
car and rescued the two dogs.
The cat did not make it out,
public safety director Dave Scho-
field said.
The Subaru was hauled out of
the water and taken to Anchor-
age, while the manwas transport-
ed by ambulance, though he
wasnt seriously injured.
He was fine, Schofield said.
GPS flub
sends man
and car
into drink
A trip turns sour when a
too-trusting driver exits a
ferry in Alaska.
By KIMMURPHY
Los Angeles Times
R
ose Marie Ro Fronzoni of
Clearwater, Fla., formerly of
Mountain Top, passed away
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, after a
lengthy illness.
She was a daughter of the late
Samuel and Nellie Angelo.
Ro is survived by her husband,
Edward, with whom she celebrat-
ed their 49th wedding anniversary
in April; daughter, Andrea Balav-
age andher husband, William; son,
Edward; grandchildren, Elysia and
Preston Balavage; brother, Charles
Angelo; several nieces and neph-
ews.
She graduated from Plains
Township High School and Gener-
al Hospital School of Nursing. Pri-
or to her retirement, Ro worked at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital,
John Heinz Rehabilitation Center,
and the Red Cross of Northeast
Pennsylvania.
Ro was a compassionate person,
evidenced by the abundance of do-
nations she contributed to the St.
Labres Indian School in Ashland,
Mont., and possessed a zest for
life, travel and a passion for cook-
ing.
She was active in several organi-
zations, both in Mountain Top and
in Florida, including the Mountain
Top Womens Club and the Viking
Condo Association.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Holy Family
Parish in Luzerne.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to St. Labre Indian
School.
Rose Marie
Fronzoni
July 11, 2012
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MINERAL, Va. When the
Big One rocked the East Coast
one year ago, the earthquake cen-
tered on this rural Virginia town
cracked ceiling tiles and dam-
aged two local school buildings
so badly that they had to be shut-
tered for good. Now as the aca-
demic year gets under way, stu-
dents are reciting a new safety
mantra: Drop, cover, andholdon.
Earthquake drills are now as
ubiquitous as fire drills at Louisa
County schools in central Virgin-
ia, where 4,600 students were at-
tending classes when the 5.8-
magnitude quake struck nearby
on Aug. 23, 2011. Miraculously,
no one was seriously hurt.
Its the newnormal, Superin-
tendent Deborah D. Pettit said of
the earthquake drills. Its be-
come a normal part of the school
routine and safety.
One such drill was scheduled
for Thursday at 1:51p.m. EDT
the precise moment a year ago
when the quake struck.
The unexpected jolt cracked
the Washington Monument in
spots and toppled delicate ma-
sonry high atop the National Ca-
thedral. The shaking was felt far
along the densely populated
Eastern seaboard from Georgia
to New England.
East Coast emergency re-
sponse plans that once focused
on hurricanes, tornadoes, flood-
ing and snoware being revised to
include quakes. Some states have
enacted laws specifically related
to the quake, and there is anecdo-
tal evidence of a spike in insur-
ance coverage for earthquake
damage.
The quake was centered 3 to 4
miles beneath Mineral, a town of
fewer than 500 people about 50
miles northwest of Richmond.
Yet it was believed to have been
felt by more people than any oth-
er in U.S. history.
The damage, estimated at
more than $200 million, extend-
ed far beyond rural Louisa Coun-
ty.
Was it a once-in-a-century
anomaly, or are there more
quakes to come?
Scientists are trying to answer
that question as they pore over
the data and survey the epicenter
from the air.
According to the U.S. Geolog-
ical Survey, much of central Vir-
ginia has been labeled for dec-
ades as an area of elevated seis-
mic hazard. But last years quake
was the largest known to occur in
that seismic zone.
Scientists would like to know
if this earthquake was Virginias
Big One, said J. Wright Horton
of the USGS.
In New York, where skyscrap-
ers shook and some feared it was
another act of terrorism, the
quake appears to have changed
little. Emergency management
officials said they were making
minor changes to their internal
planning, and the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority has
made no major policy changes.
Big One shook up emergency planning
Plans that once focused on
tornadoes, flooding, snow
revised to include quakes.
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Associated Press
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Logan John Price, son of John J. and Barbara Ann Price, Mountain Top,
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FREELAND: MMI Prepara-
tory School will hold Orien-
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in grades six through 11 Mon-
day . The orientation will
familiarize new students with
each other as well as their
teachers, counselors, coaches,
administration and school
staff. Students will be in-
troduced to their student
mentor, a returning student
who will assist them with
their transition to MMI.
Dress is casual. Parents are
welcome to join their children
for a continental breakfast at
the beginning of the day and
will have the opportunity to
meet the MMI administra-
tion, teachers and coaches.
Bus transportation will not be
provided for Orientation Day.
Students should arrive
promptly by 8:15 a.m. Lunch
will be provided, and dismiss-
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The first full day of school
for all students is Tuesday.
Bus transportation and lunch-
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that day.
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KINGSTON: Jenny-Lynn
Academy, a private preschool
and kindergarten, located in
Kingston, will be holding an
open house between 10 a.m.
and noon Aug. 29. All are
welcome.
PITTSTON: The Pittston
Memorial Library is hosting
A Taste of Greater Pittston
from 2-5 p.m. on Sept. 23 on
the library grounds. A few
tables are still available for
any winemakers or restau-
rants that would like to show-
case their products. To re-
serve a table, email Lisa
Joyce, event co-chair, at lisa-
joyce67@hotmail.com, or call
Carol Crane at 654-9565 ext.
25.
Tickets are available for the
event which will feature wine
and food tasting and musical
entertainment. Guest hosts
for the event are Candace and
Tom Kelly. Ticketholders will
get to vote for the best red
and white wines. The winners
of the competition will be
awarded the A Taste of Grea-
ter Pittston Peoples Choice
Award. All proceeds will ben-
efit the Cosgrove Capital
Campaign to raise funds to
expand the library. To pur-
chase tickets, call 654-9565
ext. 25.
IN BRIEF
Allied Services Integrated Health System recently held a presentation at the Edwardsville Senior
Center. Heinz Rehab Hospital staff presented seniors with information on stroke prevention and the
latest treatments and techniques in stroke rehabilitation. At the center, from left, first row, are Joe
Malak, Alfreda Malak and Joe Pikaitis. Second row: Jennifer Lutkowski, assistant director PT, Heinz
Rehab; Tina McCarthy, physician partnership manager, Heinz Rehab; Beverly Wydra; June Sims; Coo-
kie Norton; Mary Sisky; Sherlene Long, manager, Edwardsville Senior Center.
Heinz Rehab staff present stroke prevention program at senior center
Phoenix Performing Arts Centre members of the spring performance of Rent recently presented a
$1,000 donation to the American Red Cross of Wyoming Valley to support its HIV/AIDS education pro-
gram. Last springs production of the rock musical benefited the performers and the American Red
Cross of Wyoming Valley. The young actors learned about the prevention of HIV/AIDS and the Red Cross
received the donation which will be used to continue its educational program. At the check presentation,
from left, first row, are Jade Casella, Maria Salerno and Gina Pettinato. Second row: Eric Shemelewski;
Sean Kennedy; Kelly Krieger; Lee LaChette, artistic director, Phoenix Performing Arts Centre; Michele
Bellito-Stanford, lead prevention specialist, Wyoming Valley Red Cross Chapter; Emani Wallace; Amanda
Burnside; and Victoria Kusy.
Phoenix Performing Arts Centre performers support HIV/AIDS education program
Attorney Pasco L. Schiavo, Hazleton, was honored by the Pennsylva-
nia General Assembly for his 50 years of membership and dedicated
service to the legal profession. Schiavo has been engaged in the full-
time practice of law in the Hazleton area since being admitted to the
practice of law in 1962. He graduated from Lafayette College, Easton,
with a Bachelor of Arts degree and the University of Pennsylvania Law
School with a Juris Doctor degree. He is admitted to practice before
the Luzerne County Court, Pennsylvania Superior Court, Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Federal Courts
and United States Supreme Court. Schiavo has been listed in Whos
Who in American Law; named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Thomson
Reuters; and holds AV highest rating for lawyers by Martindale-Hub-
bell Law Directory. He is board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy. Schiavo is the past president of Lu-
zerne County Commission on Economic Opportunity. He is a former
assistant district attorney of Luzerne County, a former member of the
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a former
First Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. He is a member of
various regional and local civic organizations and the author of various
legal articles published in American Bar Association Journal, Penn-
sylvania Bar Association Quarterly and the Pennsylvania Lawyer maga-
zine. At the presentation of an official legislative proclamation, from
left, are Pennsylvania Senator John T. Yudichak, Pennsylvania Repre-
sentative Tarah C. Toohil and Schiavo.
General Assembly honors Hazleton attorney
Unfortunately, its bad times that
bring everybody out.
John Bolin
The Luzerne County Tax Committee President
commented on the high number of committee
members who showed up at a Wednesday meeting.
The committee voted to replace trouble-plagued Centax/The Don
Wilkinson Agency as earned income tax collector for the countys 91
municipalities and school districts.
Dominican House sets
anniversary celebration
T
he Dominican House of Hazleton Inc.
was founded Aug. 20, 2005. It is a non-
profit institution dedicated to helping
the Dominican and Hispanic community,
and most important to promote the His-
panic culture in Hazleton and surrounding
areas.
This year we are celebrating our 7th
anniversary as the oldest Hispanic in-
stitution in the city. We invite the public to
our celebration from 5-9 p.m. Sunday at
Crystal Barbecue and Lounge Restau-
rant, 44 E. Broad St., Hazleton.
We have a video presentation, refresh-
ments, music, and awards for supporters.
We are preparing to move the Domin-
ican House of Hazleton Inc. to a new place,
The House of all the Hispanics. We will
continue the free training in basic comput-
er courses. U.S. citizen and naturalization
training, English-as-a-second-language
lessons and various cultural and folk work-
shops for children and adults.
We are accepting donations of new or
used items such as computers, books (for a
library), tables, chairs, desks, videos (for a
video library) and video player.
The Dominican House of Hazleton Inc.
is more than an institution; it is a center of
empowerment for citizens. Time to be part
of the solution, not part of the problem.
Victor Perez
President
Robert Arias
General secretary
and
Eddy Ulerio
Treasurer
The Dominican House of Hazleton Inc.
Romney hypocritical
in selection of Ryan
A
ug. 11 will go down as an unforgettable
day in political history the day that
Republican presidential contender
Mitt Romney lost the 2012 election by
choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate.
Romney represents the highest form of
hypocrisy. He has stated emphatically that
anyone running for a high political office
should have a solid background in the
private sector, either as a CEO or running
his or her own business. Mr. Ryan has
absolutely no experience in the private
sector, having worked only in government
service for the last 14 to 15 years as a con-
gressman from Wisconsin.
Romney has chosen a man whose policy
positions include putting an end to Social
Security by privatizing it and who dramat-
ically wants to change Medicare by issuing
vouchers to senior citizens. (Just what we
need: another coupon program!)
Its very interesting to note that the
same people (right-wing conservatives and
the tea partiers) who very much wanted
Ryan as VP did not want Romney as their
presidential nominee.
Max Benjamin
Kingston
Special and self-interests
are ruining the planet
T
he Earth cant sustain us for much
longer. The way we are living is not
right and we find ourselves unable to
stop the environmental destruction that
we are inflicting.
As humans we have developed to the
point where we control the future of the
planet and consequently impact our own
survival.
We seem to lack the necessary moral or
ethical consensus to move from our disas-
trous ecological path. Our world is very
complex and we have created the notion
that all individual perspectives are to be
respected and not judged; everyones opin-
ions are to be valued. As a result of recent
Supreme Court decisions, this includes
multinational corporations that we assume
have the best interests of the country at
heart; corporations that demolish entire
mountaintops in order to access coal. Yet
their goals are to make as much money as
possible while creating high-paying jobs
(miners). Other corporations pour millions
of gallons of chemicals into the earth in
order to access the natural gas below; their
goal is to make as much money as possible
while creating high-paying jobs (truck
drivers). Other corporations drill thou-
sands of feet below ocean floors in order to
access the oil. Their goal is to make as
much money as possible while creating
high-paying jobs (rig workers ).
In addition to possessing a great deal of
money, these corporations share the ability
to influence public judgment by employing
marketing agencies to falsely depict these
companies as our good friends.
We are now expected to view corpora-
tions as individuals; as a consequence they
are allowed to hire their own lobbyists and
provide money to politicians who they
expect will support the laws and dereg-
ulations that the corporations have de-
signed. Politicians have become so arro-
gant and proficient at double-talk that they
no longer carry out the will of the people,
but instead their benefactors -- corpora-
tions.
Its getting to the point where our demo-
cratic system is in jeopardy, citizens can no
longer count on the person they voted for
to represent their interests.
We need to get over our individual
wants and needs. We have to come togeth-
er over something bigger than our own
narcissistic desires. We are using up the
environment. We have to stop doing that
and begin to work together to renew the
planet.
Bill Burns
Shavertown
Immorality unraveling
our traditional values
T
he dark night in Colorado has sadly
shocked Americans back into reality on
how fast our society is unraveling.
Tragedies such as this are on the rise and
are only the tip of the iceberg. Our bad
economy is not the cause for these terrible
occurrences. Whats breaking down Amer-
ica is our disregard for morality.
Consider these stories that made the
headlines:
The No. 1 book on the New York
Times fiction best-seller list is Fifty Shad-
es of Grey, the erotic novels by E.L. James
described as mommy porn.
Cannibalistic acts.
Sexting and sexual abuse is seemingly
rampant in schools across the country as
students seek approval in the wrong places
from their classmates and teachers.
The problem is that we are a nation no
longer guided by the Ten Commandments
and the moral law, but rather by the whims
and edicts of socialists and liberal human-
ists.
Humanism strives to impose on man-
kind a human type and style of life op-
posed to the hierarchical order that God
established. It seeks to level society and
make it as dissimilar to God as possible.
While creating laws that promote and
support immorality and the erosion of our
constitutional rights, these humanists are
slowly watering down our culture and
traditional values. And if we dont stem the
tide soon, it will lead to the total evap-
oration of the America we once knew.
Walter Camier
Weatherly
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E HATE TO lay a
summer bummer
on students, but in
less than a week
theyll be back in school and
working hard, once again, on
their grades.
For the rest of us, that means
the returnof a phenomenonwe
havent seen for a few months:
School buses crawling along
area roads, and the resumption
of driving laws governing
school zones where student pe-
destrians will be crossing
streets with varying degrees of
attentiveness.
Drivers convicted of break-
ingthe school bus stoppinglaw
face a $250 fine, five points on
their driving record and a 60-
day license suspension.
But we dont slow to 15 mph
in flashing school zones pri-
marily because we fear the pe-
nalties, or at least we
shouldnt. We do it because no
one wants to risk the well-be-
ing of children.
Drivers, you know the deal,
but heres a reminder: You are
requiredby lawto stop your ve-
hicle at least 10 feet from a
school bus withredlights flash-
ing and stop arm deployed, re-
gardless of the direction from
which you approach.
There is one exception to
that: when a school bus has
stopped on the opposite side of
highways clearly separated by
concrete barriers or grass
medians. Even so, slowing
down is not a bad idea.
For more information on
Pennsylvanias school bus stop-
ping law, school bus safety tips
and programs, visit the state
Department of Transporta-
tions highway safety website,
www.JustDrivePa.org, and un-
der the Traffic Safety Informa-
tion Center select the link for
School Bus Safety.
Public Opinion, Chambersburg
OTHER OPINION: DRIVING LAWS
Time for school
and bus safety
W
ELL, THERE you
have it, another
classic example of
how big govern-
ment botches everything it
touches.
The state barged in with
Act 32, forcing every school
district and municipality in the
county to use the same earned
income tax collector, and the
company that was
hired proved utterly
inept. Municipalities
found themselves
waiting months for
tax revenue they des-
perately needed just
to keep cops on the
beat and city hall
doors open. Another
reason these things
should be left up to local offi-
cials. Bug off, bossy Harris-
burg!
Well, except for the niggling
fact that the company that bol-
lixedthe tax collectionanddis-
bursement Centax/The Don
Wilkinson Agency, was a varia-
tion on The Don Wilkinson
Agency, a local company that
had been collecting taxes for
many area municipalities for
decades.
Wilkinson had teamed with
Centax, which boasts 11offices
statewideonits website, towin
the contract to collect all mu-
nicipal and school district
earned income taxes. So may-
be this isnt an indictment of
big government, but of big
business.
Once again, some soulless
conglomerate comes in and
swallows our little, locally-
ownedcompany, grindingit in-
to mush. Hey, big business,
leave our family-owned entre-
preneurs alone!
Wait, whats that? Centax
had to close its doors because
of the problems it encoun-
tered? All those
jobs lost because
of umbig gov-
ernment? Big
business? So, they
are both to blame?
Of course, there
is the fact that the
root problem
seemed to difficul-
ty keeping track of
how much in taxes collected
was supposed to go to each of
the 91 count em municipal-
ities and school districts in-
volved.
But surely no one wouldsug-
gest that we might be better off
with a little consolidation, a
tad fewer fiefdoms in the coun-
ty, some streamlining of over-
lapping services, elimination
of new laws every few miles.
Because if you start talking
like that, it sounds like the
problemisnt toomuchgovern-
ment, but that its too many
governments.
And anyone could see the
one is not the same as the oth-
er.
Right?
OUR OPINION: GOVERNMENT
Municipality glut
a taxing question
It sounds like the
problem isnt too
much government,
but that its too
many govern-
ments.
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evaluator also attends each
hearing to point out relevant de-
tails that may be overlooked or
ignored by property owners.
The board deliberates behind
closed doors after each hearing
and issue a ruling within several
weeks.
Appraisals are the evidence of
choice, though appeal board
members saidthey will consider
any documentation from prop-
erty owners.
A Black Creek Township man
brought photographs Thursday
showing past fire damage to a
structure he purchased for
$10,000 in December.
Though a reduction may be
Garry Denke went before the
Luzerne County Board of Tax
Assessment Appeals on Thurs-
day with evidence that his But-
ler Township property is as-
sessed too high.
His appraisal pegged the mar-
ket value onthe house andanad-
joining vacant parcel at a com-
bined $92,900.
The current assessment totals
$219,700 on the parcels.
Denke said the exterior is at-
tractive, but the property needs
a newstructural support system
because of its proximity to Ne-
scopeck Creek. The house on
Nesco Manor Road near the for-
mer Angela Park also regularly
sustains basement flooding, he
said.
It has the highest assessed
value on Nesco Road, Denke
said.
Denke was among 31property
owners who went before the ap-
peal board Thursday and an ex-
pected 1,000 who will challenge
their assessments for 2013.
Sept. 4 is the deadline to file
assessment appeals.
County council-appointed ap-
peal board members Neil Allen,
Donald Warren and Patrick
Musto jointly listened to evi-
dence presented by property
owners.
A county assessment office
granted for 2013, a county eval-
uator cautioned the property
will be revalued when the man
completes his planned renova-
tions.
A Wilkes-Barre couple pre-
sented photographs showing
flooding of their two properties.
Another Wilkes-Barre proper-
ty owner said she purchased her
West Carey Street property for
$40,000 in May and said similar
properties in the neighborhood
have assessments in the $80,000
range. The property is assessed
at $99,700.
AHollenback Township wom-
an presented an appraisal valu-
ing her two parcels at $88,000 in
2010. The properties are as-
sessed at a combined $96,900.
31 owners appeal to county board
An expected 1,000 will
challenge their property
assessments for 2013.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
A Luzerne County property owner presents documentation Thursday during an assessment appeal
at the Luzerne County Courthouse annex. The three appeal board members seated together, from
left, are Patrick Musto, Neil Allen and Donald Warren.
Assessment appeal forms are
available in the assessors office
or on the county website, www.lu-
zernecounty.org (click on depart-
ments/assessors office).
Property owners who dont want
to pay for an appraisal may re-
search the sales prices and as-
sessments of similar properties in
their neighborhood on The Times
Leaders free property database
at www.timesleader.com (click on
the "tax assess" icon under the
most popular links on the main
page). The database allows
searches by streets.
H O W T O A P P E A L
because back taxes and other
liens were cleared at the final-
stage sale.
The potential for bargains at-
tracted an unusually large
crowd, with 289 registered bid-
ders.
The highest bid was $220,000
for the former Dominics on the
Lake restaurant at Harveys Lake,
whichwas ownedbyCastyRealty
and is assessed at $599,100. The
property has racked up $40,300 in
unpaid property taxes from 2008
through 2011.
After back-and-forth from mul-
tiple bidders, Moorestown, N.J.
resident Justin Wock snatched up
thepropertyfor $220,000. Wockis
affiliated with Lake Road Enter-
prises, which is owed money for
an outstanding mortgage on the
property, officials said.
Wock said he doesnt plan to go
into the restaurant business.
I just want to flip it, he said,
referringtoa quickturnaroundre-
sale.
Derrick Cottle, of Terrific
Transport, bought the former Ze-
docks Cleaners property on Ha-
zle Avenue in Wilkes-Barre for a
bidof $861. Iself Allah, whois affil-
iated with Terrific Transport, said
the company plans toopena store
in the tiny building.
Lodge building for $3K
Future Horizons Inc. of New
York purchased the former Loyal
Order of Moose Lodge 128 at 273
Stanton St. in Wilkes-Barre for
$3,000 after competition from
other bidders.
Company representative Alex
Zbinovskysaidhedliketoexplore
the possibility of renovating the
6,500-square-foot structure for an
elderly day care center, though he
stressed he must first meet with
the city zoningoffice todiscuss al-
lowable uses for the building.
The property has been in limbo
for years because the previous
buyer in a 2008 back-tax auction
also defaulted on property taxes.
There are some issues. I
havent seen the inside yet, said
Zbinovsky.
Bidders arent permitted to ex-
amine interiors of properties un-
til they assume ownership.
Wyoming resident Lou Burk-
hardt said hes still fixing up a
single-family home he pur-
chased at a back-tax auction a
year ago. His plans to pick up an-
other one at Thursdays auction
fizzled when the property was
pulled after a concern all lien
holders werent properly noti-
fied.
The increased popularity of
back-tax auctions has boosted
purchase prices of the most at-
tractive properties, which could
reduce or erase profits for buyers
who must rely on outside con-
tractors, Burkhardt said.
I can do most of the work my-
self, but I dont know how long
these sales will be worthwhile
for people who dont, he said.
Competition for house
Thursdays sale of a Hazleton
property owned by James and
Michele Lee was monumental
because the couple owed
$170,337 in taxes from 1994
through 2011.
Multiple bankruptcy filings
kept the stately brick home out
of tax sales until Northeast Reve-
nue was hired by the county in
2010 and aggressively pushed for
its auction listing.
Several bidders battled for the
property, which ultimately went
to Hazle Township resident Car-
men Clement for $55,000. A rep-
resentative of the buyer said the
property will be fixed up and put
back on the tax rolls.
A 5-acre catch basin in the
Wilkes-Barre Township Com-
mons shopping center anchored
byTarget was removedbecause of
concerns an unknowing buyer or
the county would end up with the
liability, said Northeast Revenue
owner John Rodgers.
The 151 properties that didnt
sell Thursday remain in a reposi-
tory, where they continue to ac-
crue taxes that arent paid, unless
someone submits a purchase of-
fer accepted by taxing bodies.
AUCTION
Continued from Page 1A
Another free-and-clear auction
will be held Nov. 7 for roughly 170
properties pulled from Thursdays
sale. The countys tax claim oper-
ator removed the properties to
ensure all lien holders are proper-
ly notified.
The county also will hold a
first-stage auction Sept. 20,
where starting bid amounts are
based on the amount of taxes
owed.
Call 825-1512 or visit www.lu-
zernecountytaxclaim.com for
more information on these sales.
W H AT S N E X T
Bobby Baldano, played by De-
Meo, who has been released
from prison. Baldano, who is
connected to the mob, must de-
cide whether he will continue a
life of crime or honor his family
and make them proud with
bumps in the road along the way.
On Saturday at Mount Airy
Casino near Mount Pocono,
where a few scenes in the movie
were filmed, a sneak peek will be
shown at a red-carpet event that
will feature several of the actors a
meet and greet.
I hope the movie is a huge
success, said Darrin Gallagher,
co-owner of Ashley Furniture in
Wilkes-Barre Township, who al-
so invested in the movie. I hope
its the next Slumdog Million-
aire.
Both Gallagher and Ruane
said they were introduced to the
project through a business ac-
quaintance, and that each of
them was immediately sold on
pitching in a piece of the pie.
I never did think Id be in-
volved in something like this,
Gallagher said. Not really
knowing the movie industryI
learned some things along the
way. Its been eye opening.
Gallagher said hes spoken to
DeMeo, who owns a home in the
Poconos, andhas beenout todin-
ner with him.
Hes very grounded and hum-
ble. Hes just someone nice that
you enjoy speaking to, Gallagh-
er said.
While Gallagher said he came
into the picture no pun intend-
ed late in the game, Ruane said
she actually got to see some ed-
iting of the movie in June in New
York.
People invest in stock and
never really know what they are
investing in, Ruane said. To ac-
tually have something tangible
that everyone can see is pretty
cool.
Ruane said the movie has a lit-
tle bit of everything: mafia, vio-
lence, sex and a great story line.
It reminds you of (the movie)
Goodfellas. People are drawn to
that, Ruane said. Everyone Ive
showed the trailer to liked it a
lot.
MOVIE
STORY LINE: After serving
several prison sentences, Bobby
Baldano is out. Craving a life of
inescapable crime, but desperate to
honor his family, Bobby must decide
whether to make his family proud
or destroy what generations of
Baldanos have
built before him.
TRAILER:
Watch the trailer
and read about
the cast at:
www.goat-the-
movie.com.
SCREENING:
A limited num-
ber of tickets for
the screening on
Saturday are
available. The
event begins at
8 p.m. at Mount
Airy Casino in
Mount Pocono.
Tickets can be
purchased for
$15 at http://
mountairycasi-
no.com/play/
entertainment/
special-events/.
CAST:
William DeMeo:
Movies: Boss of
Bosses, Ana-
lyze That,
Hackers and I am Woody: TV:
Has appeared in episodes of The
Sopranos.
Armand Assante: American
Gangster, Judge Dredd, Hoffa
and Gotti. Has appeared in epi-
sodes of NCIS.
Cathy Moriarty: Raging Bull,
Analyze That, Cop Land, Casp-
er and Bless This House.
Ice-T: has worked as a rapper; New
Jack City, Ricochet, Tank Girl
and Law & Order SVU.
Louis Vanaria: A Bronx Tale,
Young at Heart; TV: Boardwalk
Empire, NYPD Blue and Law &
Order.
Al Sapienza: Well known for his
role as Mikey Palmice on The
Sopranos; has appeared in Prison
Break, Without a Trace, Law and
Order, NCIS and NYPD Blue.
Tony Darrow: Played Sonny, the
owner of the Bamboo Lounge in
Goodfellas; mobster Larry Barese
in The Sopranos.
Vincent Pastore: Goodfellas,
Carlitos Way and The Jerky
Boys. Played Salvatore Bonpensie-
ro in The Sopranos.
Kevin Youkilis: current infielder
with the Chicago White Sox
A B O U T T H E M O V I E
DeMeo
Assante
Moriarty
gay marriage. At the time, Cart-
wright said his views were evolv-
ing, but, with respect to gay
marriage, Im not there yet. Im
very old school and old-fash-
ioned, he said, noting he favored
civil unions. Im not saying Ill
never get there.
This week, Cartwright said
hes there.
Im for marriage equality, he
said in a phone conversation on
Thursday. Theres no reason to
discriminate against gay people.
Theyre not a threat
against anybody.
The issue gained
traction in May when
Vice President Joe Bi-
den said he supported
gay marriage. That put
the spotlight on Oba-
ma, whohadbeennon-
committal to the issue.
A few days later he an-
nounced his support.
Cartwright said he
was not pressured to
make the decision but
its somethinghe spent
a long time contem-
plating.
It wasnt any ah-ha
moment, Cartwright
said. One thing I
didnt want to be was
rushed into (making a
decision). It seemed
like Vice President Biden rushed
the president into it.
I just kept thinking it over in
my mind and I didnt see a good
reason to discriminate against a
substantial population of Ameri-
can citizens, he said.
Cartwright, 51, said while ol-
der people are reluctant to accept
gay marriage, many younger,
more progressive people dont
see why it shouldnt be legalized.
According to The Los Angeles
Times, as recently as 2004, a Pew
Research Center poll found that
60 percent of Americans were op-
posed to allowing same-sex cou-
ples to marry, with 36 percent
strongly opposed. By last month,
those opposed had shrunk to 43
percent, with 22 percent strongly
opposed.
Cartwright said had he not run
for Congress, he might not have
reached a decision by now.
He said that as a candidate for
Congress, he felt he needed to
make a decision.
This is a jobwhere youhave to
take positions, he
said.
The Democratic
nominee in the 17th
District will face Re-
publican Laureen
Cummings on Nov. 6.
Cummings, of Old
Forge, said her faith
teaches her that gay
marriage is wrong and
she is not going to
question her church.
As a Christian, I be-
lieve the Lord says gay
marriage, just as di-
vorce, is wrong, Cum-
mings said. She said
she does not support
gay marriage nor does
she support civil
unions, though she
said if Pennsylvania
were to pass a lawlega-
lizing either she would support
the law, just not the concept.
She said gay marriage has be-
come one of those wedge issues
that progressives are using to di-
vide the country, and I dont like
that.
While he supports the premise
of gay marriage, Cartwright
made it clear he doesnt support
any law forcing religious institu-
tions to performa ceremony that
it foundinoppositiontoits teach-
ings.
Religious freedom is of vital
importance to me, and I dont
think any church should be
forced to perform a ceremony,
Cartwright, an attorney, said.
CARTWRIGHT
Though multiple organizations
have extended offers for a debate
in the 17th Congressional District,
only one has been accepted by
both candidates. Its set for Oct. 17
at the PBS39 Studio in Bethlehem.
Other details will be forthcoming.
D E B AT E S E T
I just kept
thinking it
over in my
mind and I
didnt see a
good reason
to discrimi-
nate against
a substantial
population of
American
citizens.
Matt Cartwright
Congressional
candidate
a touch of envy.
The proposal came from
Romneys running mate, Wis-
consin Rep. Paul Ryan. But
Romney has largely embraced
it, throwing a brighter spotlight
on the question of whether and
how to revamp the retiree
health care program.
Ryan wants to reshape Medi-
care for future retirees any-
one 54 and younger while
people 55 and older would get
Medicare in roughly the same
form as it exists today.
Starting in 2023, new retirees
on the younger side of the line
would get a fixed amount of
money from the government to
pick either private health insur-
ance or a federal plan modeled
on Medicare. Ryan says that will
keep the program solvent.
Looking at the OMalleys can
help explain how people of
slightly different ages would be
affected.
Under Ryans plan, Mike
would qualify for traditional
Medicare in about another dec-
ade. Nothing would change for
him.
So Im covered, Mike
OMalley says, adding that
Ryans proposal is a catalyst for
thought.
But Sharon, in the new pro-
gram, would have decisions to
make. Whichever way she
chooses, eventually she might
have to pay more for health in-
surance than Mike, if costs grow
faster than the amount the gov-
ernment provides.
Imgoing to be the one whos
not going to have the health
care, Sharon OMalley said. It
makes you nervous when you
pay all this money into the sys-
tem and it wont be there when
you need it.
Backers of Ryans approach
say people like Sharon OMalley
should not worry. They say the
plan should unleash a wave of
competition that wrings waste
out of the health care system
anddelivers quality care at affor-
dable prices.
Given the popularity of origi-
nal Medicare, however, many
experts think the Romney-Ryan
overhaul will be a tough sell
like former President George W.
Bushs ill-fated attempt to intro-
duce private accounts to Social
Security.
Indeed, even a majority of Re-
publicans 55 percent pre-
fer the idea of keeping Medicare
as it is, according to a recent
Washington Post/Kaiser Fam-
ily Foundation poll.
Bonnie Burns, who has spent
more than 25 years counseling
Medicare recipients about their
benefits, says it could give rise
to a newsort of family dynamic:
health care envy.
I think it would be part and
parcel of whatever other family
tension is going on, said Burns,
who works with the nonprofit
California Health Advocates
and is based near Santa Cruz.
But complexity is the biggest
potential problem that Burns
sees.
The guaranteed benefits the
new plans would have to offer
havent been spelled out, or the
rules to prevent marketing abus-
es, or consumers rights in dis-
putes with insurers.
This would split everything
wide open, said Burns, None
of the components would be the
same.
The private plans currently
available through Medicare are
closely regulated by the govern-
ment, so there hasnt beena big
dispute about what is and is not
covered, said Burns. Its not
clear whether Romney-Ryan
would tighten the rules, loosen
them or keep them the same.
And she does worry about the
financing.
What do we do if we end up
with a whole bunch of old peo-
ple who cant afford their premi-
ums? asked Burns.
Mike OMalley said he
brought this up to his oldest
son, who is an Obama support-
er. They discussed the Ryan-
now Romney Medicare plan
over a recent dinner.
He says he told his son he was
getting the bad end of the deal
because Im going to die and
youre going to have to take care
of your mother. He goes, I hope
you leave us a lot of money.
MEDICARE
AP PHOTO
Mike and Sharon OMalley of Chicago face different Medicare
futures under Republican Mitt Romneys proposal.
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NEW YORK Though no
player would admit to looking so
far ahead, Novak Djokovic may
have been the biggest winner
when the U.S. Open bracket was
set Thursday.
The defending champion and
No. 2 seed can reach his third
straight final at Flushing Mead-
ows without having to face either
Roger Federer or Andy Murray.
Those two, meanwhile, woundup
on the same side of the draw and
could meet in the semifinals for a
rematch of their recent finals at
Wimbledon and the London
Olympics.
Its a questionof luck, Djokov-
ic said when asked about the only
true drama in the unveiling of
Thursdays bracket whether
third-seeded Murray would end
up on his or top-seeded Federers
side of the draw. You try to focus
on whats in your hands, whats in
your power. Thinking about the
semifinal at this moment, I dont
think its the best thing.
In the womens bracket, third-
seeded Maria Sharapova drew a
possible semifinal matchup
against top-seeded Victoria Aza-
renka and fourth-seeded Serena
Williams could play No. 2 Ag-
nieszka Radwanska in the semifi-
nals.
Rafael Nadal, ranked third, is
out of this years tournament with
a knee injury, marking the first
timesince2008that thequartet of
Federer, Nadal, DjokovicandMur-
ray havent been seeded1through
4 in some order at the U.S. Open.
Taking the fourthseedthis year
is David Ferrer, who has never
made a Grand Slam final, and
could face Djokovic in the semifi-
nals.
Of the 16 semifinal spots over
the last four Grand Slam tourna-
ments, 14 have been occupied by
one of the big four. Only Ferrer, at
the French Open, and Jo Wilfried-
Tsonga, at Wimbledon, have man-
aged to break the stranglehold.
Djokovic has an 8-5 record
against Ferrer, including a
U . S . O P E N
Federer,
Murray
semifinal
possible
Wimbledon and Olympics
finalists paired on same side
of bracket.
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
See OPEN, Page 5B
WASHINGTON Chipper
Jones knows that a World Series
title is something that comes
along, at least in his case, just
once ina very long career. He got
his with the At-
lanta Braves at
age 23.
A year
younger than
Washingtons
Stephen Stras-
burg is now.
If I was sit-
ting over in that clubhouse,
Jones said this week, I would
hate to squander this opportuni-
ty.
Jones was weighing in on the
great inside-the-beltway debate
the Nationals impending
shutdown of Strasburg that
has consumed baseball and be-
yond as summer heads toward
fall. Forget Obama vs. Romney.
Or RGIII vs. Luck. If nothing
else, the Washingtons plans to
shut down its ace pitcher in the
middle of the citys first serious
pennant race in more than a half-
century has caused the baseball
teamtodotheonce-unthinkable:
steal attention from politics and
the Redskins.
I think its very wise, saidthe
citys mayor, Vincent Gray, who
recently gave his two cents
worth to reporters following an
announcement about flooding in
the nations capital.
The young man has his entire
career ahead of him, the mayor
added.
Its a dilemma that pits old-
timers whofondly remember the
days when pitchers pitched com-
plete games and never missed
starts vs. the new-agers who talk
of pitch-counts and consider six
decent innings to be a quality
start. It eats at Washingtonians
who finally have a chance to wit-
ness baseball glory the citys
B A S E B A L L
Big issue in Washington? Strasburg debate
Whether or not to shut down
Nationals ace is talk of
Washington, D.C.
By JOSEPH WHITE
AP Sports Writer
Strasburg
See STRASBURG, Page 5B
INSIDE: MLB Roundup, Page 3B
That familiar anxious feeling, the one
that hits every August, is back. For Matt
McGloin, its stronger than ever.
Its not just that hell be back on the
football field next week for a live game
his first since Thanksgiving weekend
but that it will represent a turn of the
page at Penn State.
Im more excited for Sept. 1 than any
start Ive had before, said McGloin, who
will start in the Nittany Lions opener
that day against Ohio. Being the game
one starter is different fromwhat Ive had
in the past. Ive been getting anxious
and trying to stay focused. But you cant
help but think about what thats going to
be like runningout of that tunnel Sept. 1.
McGloin has made10 starts at quarter-
backfor the Lions, but this will be his first
in a season opener. And this one happens
to be the first game with Bill OBrien
leading the program following a night-
marish nine months of scandal and sanc-
tions.
On a personal level, the Scranton na-
tive is eager to see how far he has come
under the tutelage of OBrien and new
position coach Charlie Fisher.
Im definitely light years ahead of
where I was (at this time last year),
McGloin said. Not just as a quarterback,
but as a leader.
Hes always been a confident guy. He
has that strong inner confidence, start-
ingguardJohnUrschel said. But yes, the
biggest thing now is how much leader
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Follow the leader
AP PHOTO
Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin, center, listens to coach Bill OBrien, second from left, during a practice on Tuesday.
McGloin, a Scranton native, will be the opening-game starter for the first time when the Nittany Lions host Ohio on Sept 1.
McGloin more confident than ever as QB
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
Upcoming
Dont miss our Penn State preview
special section. Coming Wednesday
See MCGLOIN, Page 5B
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Hance
Smith hit two homers, including a first-in-
ning grand slam, to lead Petaluma, Calif.,
to an11-1 five-inning victory over San An-
tonioonThursdaynight andaberthinthe
U.S. championship game in the Little
League World Series.
California will play Goodlettsville,
Tenn., on Saturday.
Starter Danny Marzo, already a Califor-
nia hero for hitting a game-ending homer
this week, cameupbigonthemoundwith
11 strikeouts in five innings.
He was gracious on the mound, too, af-
ter Texas Jordan Cardenas went deep in
the third. The 12-year-old Marzo greeted
Cardenas with a high-five with his glove
hand as Cardenas jogged down the third-
base line.
Earlier Thursday, Aguadulce, Panama
edged Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 2-1 to ad-
vance to the international final against Ja-
pan.
Californiadidnt havequiteas difficult a
time against Texas, the game ending in
the bottom of the fifth due to Little
Leagues 10-run rule.
The Petaluma boys managed just two
AP PHOTO
Petaluma, Calif., players celebrate after a grand slam by Hance Smith in the first
inning against San Antonio, Texas, at the Little League World Series Thursday.
L I T T L E L E A G U E W O R L D S E R I E S
California squad uses long ball
to advance to U.S. title contest
By GENARO C. ARMAS
AP Sports Writer
See SERIES, Page 5B
GAR football standout Shakir
Soto got a jump on the rest of the
2013 recruiting class by verbally
committing to the University of
Pittsburgh in April. Hell get an-
other jump in a few months.
Soto plans on leaving GAR
and enrolling at Pitt for the
spring semester, which starts
Jan. 7. By doing
so, the 6-foot-4,
255-pound de-
fensive line-
man will get to
participate in
offseason work-
outs at Pitt and
be eligible to
play in the
spring game.
Scott Orndoff, one of the
commitments from Pitt, hes do-
ing it too, Soto said. He told
me about it and one of the coach-
es said, Yeah, you should do it. I
looked into it, and being out
there and having an extra semes-
ter of school and an extra semes-
ter of football, Ill be ahead of ev-
eryone else.
Soto made his verbal commit-
ment to Pitt on April 21, becom-
ing the third high school player
to say hell join new coach Paul
Chryst. Orndoff, a tight end from
Seton LaSalle High School near
Pittsburgh, was the first to com-
mit.
Its like basically redshirting
without redshirting, Soto said.
Ill be able to play in the spring
game and have the college expe-
rience.
Soto was named to the Penn-
sylvania Sports Writers Class 2A
all-state team, Wyoming Valley
Conference Coaches Association
Small School all-star team and
The Times Leader All-WVC
team as a junior. He was listed at
230 last season, but has worked
diligently in the weight room.
GAR and Pitt worked out a
cooperative agreement where
Soto will be a dual-enrolled stu-
dent. Hell return to Wilkes-
Barre and graduate from GAR in
June.
Shakir is one of those kids
who listened, absorbed things
and has done everything right in-
side the classroom, outside the
classroom and on the football
field, GAR coach Paul Wiedlich
Jr. said. The most important
thing was the classroom where
he took the right classes. Hes a
H . S . F O O T B A L L
Soto, Pitt
aim for a
quick fit
The GAR standout plans to
enroll in college in January to
get a head start.
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
Soto
See SOTO, Page 5B
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on Winola Road, Clarks Summit.
Registration is at 12:30 p.m.,
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at impactpanthers16u@yahoo.com.
Lackawanna Lightning Softball is
establishing a U14 fast-pitch soft-
ball travel team. Tryouts will be
held Saturday, Aug. 25 (regis-
tration is at 10 a.m., tryouts start at
10:30 a.m.). Tryouts will be at
Sherwood Park, Dunmore. To
register or for more information,
contact Wally Peck at 430-4748 or
Dino Darbenzio at 650-5159 or via
e-mail at ddarbenz@yahoo.com.
Wyoming Valley Flames will be
holding tryouts for girls fast-pitch
softball. 10U&12U age group
tryouts will be on Aug. 25 at 10
a.m. 16U age group tryouts will be
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at 11 a.m. All tryouts will be at the
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these dates or for more informa-
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UPCOMING EVENTS/OTHER
Berwick High School basketball
team will be sponsoring a golf
tournament at the Berwick Golf
Club Saturday September 8th. The
event will start at 1:00 p.m. and the
format will be a 4-person scram-
ble. Information can be found at
www.berwickdawgs.com or you
can contact Coach Jason Kingery
394-7115 or Coach Bobby Calarco at
854-0196.
Good Life Golf Classic will be held
August 31 at Sand Springs Country
Club. Proceeds from the tourna-
ment will go to benefit families of
children with muscular dystrophy.
Registration is at 8 a.m. the day of
the tournament and is $80 per
person or $320 per team.Register
online at crlgoodlife.org or call
480-658-7534
Crestwood Football Kick Off Tailgate
Party will be on Thursday, August
30 at 6:00 p.m. at the high school
football field. Admission will be
$6.00. Come out and support the
2012 football team, the cheer
leading squad, and the high school
marching band.
Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick will host its annual
Black Shamrock Open Aug. 26 at
Blue Ridge Trail Golf Course. The
format of the tournament is cap-
tain and crew and the entry fee is
Bulletin Board items will not be
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interested, call president Jimmy
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be completed as soon as possible.
Jenkins Township Little League will
be having its Family Picnic on
Saturday, August 25 beginning at
4 p.m. Cost is $15 for parents and
non-players. Players are free.
Contact your manager to register.
There will be a monthly meeting
held on Monday, August 13 at 6
p.m. at the field house to discuss
the upcoming picnic and fall ball.
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Kingston Forty Fort Little League is
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board positions for the 2013 sea-
son. Visit www.eteamz.com/kbsi
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tions. A letter of interest must be
mailed to PO Box 1292, Kingston,
or emailed to bbordow@msn.com
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information, call 714-4035.
Knights of Columbus Council 302
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annual charities golf tournament
Aug. 25 at Sand Springs Country
Club. For more information, call
Joe Licosky at 239-0133 or Jerry
Nash at 262-8983.
Lehman Golf Club will host a Nine &
Dine Tournament on Friday August
31, with tee times beginning at
5pm. Tee times are available by
calling the pro shop at 675-1686.
Mickey GorhamGolf Tournament
will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26 at
Wilkes-Barre Municipal Golf
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BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
TIGERS 9.0 Angels
ORIOLES 9.0 Blue Jays
Yankees 9.0 INDIANS
RED SOX 9.0 Royals
RAYS 7.0 As
RANGERS 10.0 Twins
WHITE SOX 8.0 Mariners
National League
CUBS NL Rockies
Nationals 7.5 PHILLIES
Brewers 7.5 PIRATES
METS 7.5 Astros
REDS 8.0 Cards
DBACKS 9.0 Padres
DODGERS 7.0 Marlins
GIANTS 7.0 Braves
NFL Pre-Season
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Friday
BROWNS NL NL NL Eagles
Falcons 3 3 39.5 DOLPHINS
BUCS NL NL NL Patriots
VIKINGS 1.5 1.5 40.5 Chargers
GIANTS 4 4 40.0 Bears
CHIEFS 1 1 40.5 Seahawks
Saturday
REDSKINS 3 3 42.0 Colts
BILLS 1 1 40.5 Steelers
Lions 1.5 1.5 43.5 RAIDERS
SAINTS 3 3 43.5 Texans
COWBOYS 6.5 6.5 40.5 Rams
Sunday
BRONCOS 1.5 1.5 40.0 49ers
JETS 3 3 38.5 Panthers
CFL
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Friday
Br Columbia 5 5.5 50.0 WINNIPEG
Saturday
SASKATCH-
EWAN
2.5 3 53.5 Calgary
Home teams in capital letters.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
P O C O N O
D O W N S
Friday's Entries
Post Time:6:30 PM
First 7500CLCD $6,000 Trot
1. Linebriated (Ty Buter) 3-1
2. Shelly Ross (Ma Kakaley) 4-1
3. O-Georgie (An McCarthy) 8-1
4. Jobo Dashabra (Ro Bath) 9-2
5. Chiselled (An Napolitano) 7-2
6. Cross Island King (Gr Wasiluk) 12-1
7. Mr Hobbs (Mi Simons) 5-1
8. Grace N Charlie (Ma Romano) 10-1
Second nw2PMLt FM $11,000 Pace
1. Margarita Monday (Jo Pavia Jr) 6-1
2. Dragons Jojo (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5-2
3. Shelikesitherway (An Napolitano) 12-1
4. Terror In Motion (Er Carlson) 5-1
5. Co-Op Hanover (Br Simpson) 3-1
6. Aint Got A Home (An McCarthy) 4-1
7. Day Traker (Ma Kakaley) 10-1
8. Steppin Hanover (Th Jackson) 15-1
9. Feds Express (Mi Simons) 20-1
Third nw2PMLtFM $11,000 Trot
1. Homepage (Er Carlson) 10-1
2. Marion Melody (To Schadel) 12-1
3. Allusive (Mi Simons) 4-1
4. Angevine (Th Jackson) 8-1
5. Chocoholic (Ma Romano) 9-2
6. Pilgrims Elan (An McCarthy) 7-2
7. Paris Kentucky (Ty Buter) 3-1
8. My Love Bi (Ma Kakaley) 5-1
Fourth nw4PMLt FM $14,000 Pace
1. Patient And True (An McCarthy) 10-1
2. Pure Diamond (Ty Buter) 5-2
3. Tip N Go (Th Jackson) 12-1
4. Fair Voltage (An Napolitano) 4-1
5. Keystone Chianti (Jo Pavia Jr) 20-1
6. Nightly Terror (Br Simpson) 6-1
7. Marymac Is A Whack (Ma Kakaley) 5-1
8. How Bout A Smooch (Ge Napolitano Jr) 3-1
9. Little Native Girl (Er Carlson) 15-1
Fifth nw2PMLtFM $11,000 Trot
1. By A Nose Hanover (To Schadel) 5-1
2. Katie Done Did It (Ge Napolitano Jr) 3-1
3. Touch Of Charm (An McCarthy) 10-1
4. Hope And Love (Ty Buter) 7-2
5. Sassy Syrinx (Jo Pavia Jr) 2-1
6. Mystical Shyann (Ma Kakaley) 6-1
7. Margarita Bi (Jo Mc Keon Jr) 12-1
Sixth nw5PMCLCD $13,000 Pace
1. Western Dog (Ma Romano) 12-1
2. Patient Major (An Napolitano) 4-1
3. No Foreign Xchange (Mi Simons) 5-2
4. Terryang Fra (Th Jackson) 20-1
5. I O One (Ma Kakaley) 15-1
6. Ulysses Blue Chip (Er Carlson) 3-1
7. Little Nicky B (Ty Buter) 5-1
8. Tommy Ray Cmj (Ge Napolitano Jr) 6-1
9. General Mack (An McCarthy) 10-1
Seventh nw1PM 2yrF $9,500 Trot
1. To The Good Life (Th Haughton) 10-1
2. Chrissy O (Er Carlson) 4-1
3. Mckenzies Star (Ty Buter) 6-1
4. Fancy Fern Yankee (Ma Kakaley) 5-2
5. Oh Oh Its Lindy (To Schadel) 20-1
6. Cant Get Over You (Ch Norris) 15-1
7. Ivory Queen (Ji Takter Jr.) 3-1
8. Ninety Five Janet (An McCarthy) 5-1
9. Themida (Br Simpson) 12-1
Eighth nw9000L5 $13,000 Pace
1. Midas Blue Chip (Ty Buter) 3-1
2. Mickey Hanover (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5-2
3. Little Gold Ring (An McCarthy) 10-1
4. Ricks Sign (Er Carlson) 5-1
5. J J Gladiator (An Napolitano) 4-1
6. My Boogie Shoes (Jo Pavia Jr) 20-1
7. Mattoxs Spencer (Mi Simons) 6-1
8. The Bad Deputy (Ed Sager) 15-1
9. Windsong Gorgeous (Ma Kakaley) 12-1
Ninth nw3PMCLCD $9,000 Pace
1. Marks Quik Pulse (Ma Romano) 20-1
2. Manofleisuresuit (Th Jackson) 4-1
3. Bungleinthejungle (Ma Kakaley) 10-1
4. Woop D Do Bazzle (Ty Buter) 8-1
5. Pangali (Er Carlson) 6-1
6. Matts Delivery (An McCarthy) 9-2
7. Jw Racer (Ge Napolitano Jr) 3-1
8. Bestest Hanover (To Schadel) 15-1
9. Majority Rules (Jo Pavia Jr) 7-2
Tenth nw4PMLt CG $14,000 Pace
1. Station Threeohsix (Jo Pavia Jr) 7-2
2. Savvy Savannah (Er Carlson) 4-1
3. Hawaii And Sun (Th Jackson) 9-2
4. Mistys Delight (Da Ingraham) 6-1
5. Im Just Cruisin (Ma Kakaley) 3-1
6. Rock Three Times (Br Simpson) 15-1
7. Who Dat Love (Mi Simons) 10-1
8. Hes Unbelievable (An McCarthy) 20-1
9. El Bravo (Ge Napolitano Jr) 8-1
Eleventh M 5000CL $4,500 Pace
1. Bond Blue Chip (Er Carlson) 9-2
2. Real Shark (Mi Simons) 8-1
3. American Village (An Napolitano) 4-1
4. Prairie Ganache (Ma Kakaley) 10-1
5. How Sweet Thou Art (Jo Pavia Jr) 7-2
6. Rosa Blast (Br Brocklehurst) 15-1
7. Rm Mornin Sunshine (Ty Buter) 3-1
8. Bathing Beauty (Br Simpson) 6-1
9. Mac Martini (Ma Romano) 20-1
Twelfth nw1PM 2yrF $9,500 Trot
1. Reveille (Jo Mc Keon Jr) 8-1
2. Marion Mayflower (Ma Kakaley) 4-1
3. Casanostra (Ch Norris) 6-1
4. Matriarch Hanover (Th Jackson) 7-2
5. Tim Lizzie (Er Carlson) 15-1
6. Love Me Two Times (An McCarthy) 5-2
7. Dixie Glide (Da Ingraham) 5-1
8. Broadway Angel (Mi Simons) 12-1
9. Sound And Fury (Br Simpson) 20-1
Thirteenth nw4000L5 $9,000 Pace
1. Lies Lies Lies (Mi Simons) 6-1
2. Monet C C (Da Ingraham) 4-1
3. Stormin Rustler (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5-2
4. Major Najor (An Napolitano) 10-1
5. Jimmie Hanover (Ty Buter) 3-1
6. Deestruction (Er Carlson) 12-1
7. Tobins Fortune (Ma Kakaley) 5-1
8. Fine Fine Fine (An McCarthy) 20-1
9. Successfully Rich (Br Simpson) 15-1
Fourteenth nw4000L5 $9,000 Trot
1. Truth In Action (Er Carlson) 4-1
2. Sephora De Vie (Ma Romano) 7-2
3. Celebrity Legacy (Da Ingraham) 12-1
4. Money Man K (Jo Pavia Jr) 3-1
5. Hellogottagobuhbye (An McCarthy) 9-2
6. Chancey Hall (Ge Napolitano Jr) 10-1
7. Dreaming Of Amy (Ma Kakaley) 8-1
8. D Lee More (Br Simpson) 5-1
H A R N E S S
R A C I N G
Wednesday's Results
At Pocono Downs
First - $11,000 Trot 1:55.4
7-Sleek N Wow (Mi Simons) 5.40 4.20 3.60
4-Gimme The Loot (Al Spano) 4.40 2.80
1-Keystone Activator (Ho Parker) 6.80
EXACTA (7-4) $48.40
TRIFECTA (7-4-1) $324.60
50 CENT TRIFECTA (50 Cent) $81.15
SUPERFECTA (7-4-1-5) $2,379.80
10 CENT SUPERFECTA (10 Cent) $118.99
Second - $9,500 Pace 1:55.2
5-Ideal Portrait (An McCarthy) 7.60 5.40 3.00
8-Fun Filly (Ho Parker) 5.00 3.60
1-Senorita Bella (Ty Buter) 2.60
EXACTA (5-8) $38.20
TRIFECTA (5-8-1) $83.40
SUPERFECTA (5-8-1-3) $198.80
DAILY DOUBLE (7-5) $37.00
Third - $14,000 Trot 1:56.2
5-Celebrity Lovin (Br Simpson) 42.60 22.80 7.20
4-Loose Deuce (Da Ingraham) 11.40 4.80
3-Keystone Tempo (To Schadel) 3.00
EXACTA (5-4) $467.80
TRIFECTA (5-4-3) $1,345.80
SUPERFECTA (5-4-3-7) $6,863.40
Fourth - $9,500 Pace 1:56.1
5-O Narutac Rockette (An McCarthy) 6.00 2.60
2.40
3-La D Da Hanover (Ma Kakaley) 2.60 2.10
2-Daisyofadeal (Br Simpson) 7.40
EXACTA (5-3) $16.80
TRIFECTA (5-3-2) $298.00
SUPERFECTA (5-3-2-1) $955.80
Fifth - $11,000 Trot 1:56.2
9-Fortythirdst Tim (Er Carlson) 35.20 16.40 4.40
7-Symphantab (Da Ingraham) 8.20 5.60
2-Clete Hanover (Mi Simons) 3.80
EXACTA (9-7) $238.60
TRIFECTA (9-7-2) $1,407.00
SUPERFECTA (9-7-2-4) $11,523.80
PICK 3 (5-5-ALL) $79.00
PICK 3 (ALL-5-9) $79.00
Sixth - $9,000 Pace 1:54.0
2-Jacks Magic Jewel (Br Simpson) 3.20 2.40 2.10
9-Stratus (Ge Napolitano Jr) 3.80 2.80
6-My Immortal (Ma Kakaley) 4.20
EXACTA (2-9) $18.40
TRIFECTA (2-9-6) $121.00
SUPERFECTA (2-9-6-3) $417.40
Seventh - $13,000 Trot 1:54.4
6-Nice Dream (An Napolitano) 13.40 5.80 3.20
8-Nf Quotable (Th Jackson) 5.20 3.00
4-Habanero (Ty Buter) 2.20
EXACTA (6-8) $65.80
TRIFECTA (6-8-4) $371.00
SUPERFECTA (6-8-4-5) $3,801.80
Scratched: Home Towne Jeff
Eighth - $6,000 Pace 1:54.1
9-Little Red Dress (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5.40 5.20
4.00
7-Peteantnart (An Napolitano) 31.00 19.60
8-Hokie Spirit (Er Carlson) 19.60
EXACTA (9-7) $155.60
TRIFECTA (9-7-8) $2,702.80
SUPERFECTA (9-7-8-3) $17,930.40
Ninth - $13,000 Trot 1:54.1
7-Rapid Strategy (Ma Kakaley) 5.60 4.80 2.40
8-Four Starz Robro (Mi Simons) 9.00 4.40
3-Hoboken Sonny (Br Simpson) 2.40
EXACTA (7-8) $66.80
TRIFECTA (7-8-3) $316.60
SUPERFECTA (7-8-3-5) $898.60
PICK 4 (2-6-9-7 (4 Out of 4)) $209.80
Tenth - $14,000 Pace 1:52.1
1-Riverdancer (Ge Napolitano Jr) 4.20 2.60 2.20
6-Medoland Santorini (An McCarthy) 7.00 5.80
4-Smokin N Grinin (Jo Pavia Jr) 4.20
EXACTA (1-6) $39.80
TRIFECTA (1-6-4) $217.60
SUPERFECTA (1-6-4-7) $652.00
Eleventh - $14,000 Trot 1:54.3
8-In Your Room (Mi Simons) 8.80 5.40 3.60
7-All Munky Business (Er Carlson) 4.20 2.80
2-Pilgrims Power (An McCarthy) 2.60
EXACTA (8-7) $62.80
TRIFECTA (8-7-2) $182.40
SUPERFECTA (8-7-2-9) $1,685.00
Twelfth - $8,500 Pace 1:52.4
5-Hally (Ma Romano) 6.00 3.60 2.80
2-Highly Thought Of (Br Simpson) 16.40 6.20
3-Noartographsplease (Ty Buter) 2.60
EXACTA (5-2) $66.00
TRIFECTA (5-2-3) $215.80
SUPERFECTA (5-2-3-6) $1,656.40
PICK 3 (1-8-5) $146.00
Thirteenth - $11,000 Pace 1:50.2
7-B N Bad (Jo Pavia Jr) 3.80 2.60 2.40
3-Spartan Justice (An Napolitano) 3.20 3.00
5-Andy Baran (Da Ingraham) 10.00
EXACTA (7-3) $12.40
TRIFECTA (7-3-5) $125.00
SUPERFECTA (7-3-5-6) $423.20
Scratched: Waylon Hanover
Fourteenth - $11,000 Pace 1:53.0
3-Penny Pincher (Ge Napolitano Jr) 7.00 3.40 3.20
1-So Easy Baby (Ma Kakaley) 4.00 4.00
4-Franciegirl (An McCarthy) 4.60
EXACTA (3-1) $58.20
TRIFECTA (3-1-4) $187.00
SUPERFECTA (3-1-4-2) $416.80
LATE DOUBLE (7-3) $17.40
Scratched: Elodie
Total Handle-$339,319
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NBCSN U.S. Pro Challenge, stage 5, Brecken-
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9:30 a.m.
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2 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, The Barclays, second round, at
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6:30 p.m.
TGC Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, first
round, at Snoqualmie, Wash.
1:30 a.m.
TGC LPGA, Canadian Womens Open, second
round, at Coquitlam, British Columbia (delayed
tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:10 p.m.
WGN Colorado at Chicago Cubs
7 p.m.
MLB Regional coverage, St. Louis at Cincinnati
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CSN Washington at Philadelphia
ROOT Milwaukee at Pittsburgh
SNY Houston at N.Y. Mets
YES N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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SE2, WYLN Erie at Reading
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C A L E N D A R
Today's Events
H.S. FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGES
(7 p.m. unless noted; subject to change)
Athens at Northwest
GAR vs. Dallas, at Lake-Lehman H.S., 4 p.m.
Hanover Area at Honesdale
Hazleton Area at Bangor
Lackawanna Trail at Crestwood, 6 p.m.
Lake-Lehman at Riverside
Meyers at Mid Valley
Pittston Area at Dunmore
Scranton at Coughlin
Western Wayne at Tunkhannock, 5:30 p.m.
Wyoming Area at Valley View
Wyoming Valley West at Wallenpaupack
H.S. GOLF
Meyers at Wyoming Area
Wyoming Seminary at Holy Redeemer
Nanticoke at Lake-Lehman
Hanover Area at MMI Prep
SATURDAY, AUG. 25
H.S. FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
Holy Redeemer at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 10
a.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Penn Tech at LCCC, noon
F O O T B A L L
NFL
Preseason Scores and Schedule
Thursday's Games
Green Bay 27, Cincinnati 13
Baltimore 48, Jacksonville 17
Arizona at Tennessee, late
Friday's Games
New England at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Indianapolis at Washington, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Sunday's Games
San Francisco at Denver, 4 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012 PAGE 3B
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
NEW YORK Jim Tracy
wants his Colorado Rockies
pitchers to take it to the limit.
And his 75-pitch boundary
for starters seems to be work-
ing of late.
Tyler Chatwood combined
with four relievers in a 1-0 vic-
tory over the New York Mets
on Thursday, completing a
four-game sweep and giving the
last-place Rockies a five-game
winning streak that tied their
season high.
What we just did today is
not easy to do. Its not easy to
do sweep a four-game series
on the road, Tracy said.
Ever since the Rockies went
to a four-man rotation in June,
their starters have been on
tight limits. The Colorado
manager has kept the restraints
in place even as the Rockies
have gone back to a quintet of
starters.
Chatwood was pulled after
allowing three hits over three
innings. He needed 65 pitches
to get nine outs.
I was getting close to the 75
pitches, so they made the deci-
sion, Chatwood said. You
always want to be economical. I
think thats your job as a start-
ing pitcher, to go as deep as
you can in a game. And I think
that 75 pitches kind of makes
you go right after the guy.
No Rockies starter has reac-
hed 100 pitches since Jeremy
Guthrie threw102 against Oak-
land on June 12, according to
STATS LLC.
Forget about complete games
theyve gone the way of the
Dodo bird in Colorado. The
Rockies havent had one since
Jhoulys Chacin in a 2-1 loss at
Cincinnati on Aug. 11 last year.
Tracy still was raving about
Chacins six-inning, 73-pitch
effort in Tuesdays 6-2 victory.
Fifty-one of the 73 were
strikes, he said. In my opin-
ion, thats quality major league
pitching. When you throw 80
pitches or you throw 75 pitches
in three innings, or 78 pitches
in three innings, and someones
going to sit here from what Ive
experienced in over 36 years
and tell me that thats quality
major league pitching, Ill
strongly disagree with whoever
is uttering it to me. I want our
guys to understand what qual-
ity major league pitching is all
about.
On the other side, New
Yorks Collin McHugh pitched
two-hit ball over seven score-
less innings in a dazzling big
league debut. After he left, the
Rockies quickly went ahead
against Bobby Parnell (2-3) as
Jordany Valdespin misplayed
Tyler Colvins leadoff drive in
the eighth into a game-chang-
ing triple.
Colvin hit Parnells second
pitch to straightaway center,
where the rookie Valdespin
took two steps in, then realized
he had misjudged the drive. He
backpedaled a half-dozen steps
and tried for a leaping, back-
hand grab, but the ball sailed
over his glove.
I knew I hit it well, and I
knew it had pretty good back-
spin on it, Colvin said. It was
going to be decided on how he
read it, and he took a couple
steps in.
Chris Nelson fouled off a pair
of 0-2 pitches, then singled to
center past the drawn-in infield.
Brooklyn native Adam Otto-
vino and Rex Brothers (8-2)
followed Chatwood with two
innings each, and Willie Harris
escaped a runner-on-second
situation in the eighth.
Matt Belisle got his first save
since June 22, 2010, against
Boston following some ninth-
inning drama. Pinch-hitter
Justin Turner singled leading
off and was sacrificed to second
by Valdespin. Daniel Murphy
flied to center and David
Wright flied to right.
Phillies 4, Reds 3
PHILADELPHIA John
Mayberry Jr. hit an RBI single
in the bottom of the 11th inning
to lift the Philadelphia Phillies
to a victory over the Cincinnati
Reds.
Todd Frazier drove in all
three runs for the NL Central-
leading Reds, who were seek-
ing their first series win in
Philadelphia since 2006.
The Phillies tied it in the
eighth on Jimmy Rollins sacri-
fice fly and won it on May-
berrys hit to split the four-
game set and take over sole
possession of third place in the
NL East for the first time since
April.
Cardinals 13, Astros 5
ST. LOUIS David Freeses
three-run homer snapped the
Cardinals seven-game long-ball
drought and St. Louis beat the
Houston Astros to complete a
three-game sweep.
Freese and Matt Holliday
each had four RBIs and Allen
Craig had three hits and three
RBIs. The Cardinals shrugged
aside a 4-0, fourth-inning deficit
and sent Houston to its seventh
straight loss.
The Astros are 0-4 while
getting outscored 32-8 since
interim manager Tony De-
Francesco replaced Brad Mills
as leader of the stripped-down
roster. Houston has won just
seven of its last 50 overall.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2
DETROIT Alex Avilas
RBI single with two outs in the
11th gave the Detroit Tigers a
3-2 victory over the Toronto
Blue Jays, one inning after
center fielder Austin Jackson
kept the game tied with a spec-
tacular catch.
The Blue Jays had a runner
on second in the 10th when
Anthony Gose lifted what
looked like a sure hit to the gap
in right-center. But Jackson
raced over and made a diving
catch.
Rays 5, Athletics 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Alex Cobb pitched a four-hitter
for his first major league shut-
out and the surging Tampa Bay
Rays beat the Oakland Athlet-
ics to pull within 2
1
2 games of
the first-place New York Yan-
kees in the AL East.
Matt Joyce hit a two-run
double in a five-run fifth inning
against Tyson Ross, hastily
called up from the minors to
pitch in place of suspended
Oakland starter Bartolo Colon.
Angels 14, Red Sox 13
BOSTON Kendrys Mo-
rales led off Los Angeles two-
run 10th inning with a solo
homer, and the Angels complet-
ed a three-game sweep of Bos-
ton by outlasting the Red Sox.
The Red Sox wasted a 6-0
lead then rallied from deficits
of 8-7 in the sixth and 12-11 in
the ninth. But closer Alfredo
Aceves struggled after Boston
was one out away from victory
in the ninth. Aceves (2-8) gave
up five runs and six hits in one
inning, and the Red Sox lost for
the 11th time in 15 games.
Ernesto Frieri (2-0) got the
win after giving up a tying solo
homer in the ninth to Cody
Ross, his 19th of the season,
and an RBI single in the 10th to
Dustin Pedroia, who drove in
five runs.
M A J O R L E A G U E R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
The Cincinnati Reds Zack Cozart (2) celebrates with teammate Miguel Cairo after scoring on a
Todd Frazier ground ball in the first inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday
in Philadelphia. At press time, the Phillies had just defeated the Reds, 4-3.
Rockies complete sweep of Mets
STANDINGS/STATS
OAKLAND, Calif. Athletics
pitcher Brandon McCarthy be-
comes uneasy each time he is
called to the bathroom for a ran-
dom drug test, even though hes
confident hes completely clean.
McCarthy cant help but be
slightly paranoid when it comes
to performance-enhancing
drugs, scared that one mistake
could land him a suspension and
alter his career path if not end
it altogether.
You just live in fear, McCar-
thy said. Whenwe goinfor a pee
test, youre legitimately nervous
knowing youre 100 percent
clean. Its probably being overly
worried, but it is still a concern,
What happens if I test positive?
Again, what happens if someone
sabotaged you? Theres a lot of
extreme hypotheticals you can
throw out there but they do play
into your mind any time you talk
about losing a career or a year.
McCarthy and his Oakland
teammates talked in depth about
Major League Baseballs drug
testing program in the aftermath
of pitcher Bartolo Colons 50-
game suspension for testoster-
one Wednesday, the second such
penalty for a prominent Bay Area
player in the span of a week. All-
Star game MVPMelky Cabrera of
the NL West-leading San Francis-
co Giants was banned Aug. 15 af-
ter he, too, tested positive for tes-
tosterone.
Its kind of, how dumb do you
have to be? Chicago White Sox
slugger Adam Dunn said. You
guys see how many times the
drug test guys are here. I feel like
theyre here at least once a home-
stand. I dont want to call youstu-
pid, but you kind of look yourself
in the mirror and its pretty
dumb.
Atlanta star Chipper Jones
agrees.
Its always surprising, espe-
cially nowadays. If you are going
to try something, youre basically
playing Russian roulette. Theyre
going to get you at some point.
Its always surprising to still see
guys trying to get away with it.
Its unfortunate, he said Thurs-
day.
With performance-enhancing
drugs suddenly making bigger
headlines than pennant races as
September nears, some are call-
ing for even stiffer punishments.
Whoa, says McCarthy.
Until theres actually more
dialogue, plus the sensationalism
withit, I dont think youcango to
more, he said. People this last
week have talked about lifetime
bans right away, year bans, its
not that Idbe opposedtothat but
I think youd have to change the
rules of the game 50 games,
for where we are right now, feels
like its enough.
I think youre starting to see
guys lose seasons, lose credibili-
ty. It nowbecomes its own thing.
As opposed to a few years ago,
there was enough floating
around it just felt like it was roll-
ing. Now, you hope theres more
of a stigma attached to it not
just the 50 games or losing pay
but basically falling out of favor.
McCarthy is open to rethink-
ing his stance if theres an in-
crease inpositive tests inthe near
future.
Every player receives a urine
and blood test upon reporting to
spring training, and all players
are selected for additional urine
tests on a randomly selected
date. The latest labor deal says
there will be an additional 1,400
random tests from 2012-16, in-
cluding up to 200 during the
2012-13 offseason, 225 during the
2013-14 offseason and up to 250
for remaining offseasons.
Drug testing a hot topic once again in the Bay Area
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Writer
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York...................................... 72 52 .581 5-5 L-3 39-24 33-28
Tampa Bay ................................... 70 55 .560 2
1
2 7-3 W-2 35-28 35-27
Baltimore ...................................... 67 57 .540 5 6-4 L-1 32-29 35-28
Boston .......................................... 59 66 .472 13
1
2 8
1
2 3-7 L-4 29-37 30-29
Toronto......................................... 56 68 .452 16 11 2-8 L-5 31-30 25-38
Central Division
Chicago ........................................ 68 55 .553 6-4 W-3 35-26 33-29
Detroit ........................................... 67 57 .540 1
1
2 6-4 W-3 37-25 30-32
Kansas City.................................. 55 68 .447 13 11
1
2 6-4 L-1 26-33 29-35
Cleveland ..................................... 54 70 .435 14
1
2 13 1-9 L-8 30-29 24-41
Minnesota .................................... 51 72 .415 17 15
1
2 2-8 L-2 24-37 27-35
West Division
Texas ............................................. 72 51 .585 5-5 W-1 38-23 34-28
Oakland.......................................... 67 57 .540 5
1
2 6-4 L-1 39-27 28-30
Los Angeles .................................. 65 60 .520 8 2
1
2 5-5 W-3 33-29 32-31
Seattle ............................................ 61 64 .488 12 6
1
2 9-1 W-8 33-30 28-34
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
Washington.................................. 77 47 .621 6-4 L-1 36-24 41-23
Atlanta........................................... 71 53 .573 6 5-5 W-1 36-29 35-24
Philadelphia................................. 58 67 .464 19
1
2 10
1
2 5-5 W-1 28-35 30-32
New York...................................... 57 68 .456 20
1
2 11
1
2 2-8 L-5 28-34 29-34
Miami ............................................ 57 69 .452 21 12 5-5 L-2 29-31 28-38
Central Division
Cincinnati...................................... 76 50 .603 6-4 L-1 41-22 35-28
St. Louis ....................................... 68 56 .548 7 6-4 W-3 40-26 28-30
Pittsburgh..................................... 67 57 .540 8 1 3-7 L-3 37-23 30-34
Milwaukee .................................... 57 66 .463 17
1
2 10
1
2 5-5 W-3 38-28 19-38
Chicago ........................................ 47 76 .382 27
1
2 20
1
2 3-7 L-4 30-28 17-48
Houston........................................ 39 86 .312 36
1
2 29
1
2 1-9 L-7 27-35 12-51
West Division
San Francisco.............................. 69 55 .556 7-3 W-3 35-26 34-29
Los Angeles................................. 67 58 .536 2
1
2 1
1
2 5-5 L-3 33-28 34-30
Arizona ......................................... 64 61 .512 5
1
2 4
1
2 6-4 W-2 33-28 31-33
San Diego..................................... 56 70 .444 14 13 5-5 W-4 31-32 25-38
Colorado....................................... 50 73 .407 18
1
2 17
1
2 8-2 W-5 26-39 24-34
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 3
Oakland 5, Minnesota 1
Seattle 3, Cleveland 1
Detroit 3, Toronto 2
L.A. Angels 7, Boston 3
Texas 12, Baltimore 3
Chicago White Sox 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Thursday's Games
Detroit 3, Toronto 2, 11 innings
L.A. Angels 14, Boston 13, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 0
Minnesota at Texas, (n)
Friday's Games
L.A. Angels (Greinke 1-2) at Detroit (Porcello 9-8),
7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 12-3) at Cleveland (Kluber
0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Villanueva 6-3) at Baltimore (Britton 2-1),
7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (B.Chen 9-10) at Boston (Lester 7-10),
7:10 p.m.
Oakland (J.Parker 8-7) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore
10-7), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Deduno 4-1) at Texas (M.Harrison
14-7), 8:05 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 13-8) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy
9-9), 8:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, 3:05 p.m
.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 3, Miami 2, 1st game
San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 2
Atlanta 5, Washington 1
Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 2
Colorado 5, N.Y. Mets 2
St. Louis 4, Houston 2
Arizona 3, Miami 0, 2nd game
San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 4
Thursday's Games
Colorado 1, N.Y. Mets 0
St. Louis 13, Houston 5
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3, 11 innings
Atlanta at San Francisco, (n)
Friday's Games
Colorado (D.Pomeranz 1-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sa-
mardzija 8-11), 2:20 p.m.
Milwaukee (Fiers 6-6) at Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez
8-12), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (E.Jackson 7-8) at Philadelphia
(K.Kendrick 6-9), 7:05 p.m.
Houston(Lyles 2-10) at N.Y. Mets (Niese10-6), 7:10
p.m.
St. Louis (Lynn13-5) at Cincinnati (Latos 10-3), 7:10
p.m.
San Diego (Stults 3-2) at Arizona (Corbin 5-4), 9:40
p.m.
Miami (Eovaldi 4-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley
10-9), 10:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Sheets 4-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong
10-7), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.
Houston at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Houston at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
Rockies 1, Mets 0
Colorado New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Blckmn rf 4 0 1 0 Vldspn cf 3 0 1 0
JHerrr ss 3 0 0 0 DnMrp 2b 5 0 1 0
Pachec 1b 4 0 1 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 1 0
CGnzlz lf 2 0 0 0 I.Davis 1b 2 0 0 0
WRosr c 4 0 0 0 Hairstn lf 4 0 0 0
Colvin cf 4 1 1 0 Baxter rf 3 0 1 0
Nelson 3b 3 0 1 1 Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
LeMahi 2b 3 0 1 0 Thole c 3 0 0 0
Chatwd p 1 0 0 0 McHgh p 2 0 0 0
Ottavin p 1 0 0 0 RCeden ph 1 0 1 0
Brothrs p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Rutledg ph 1 0 1 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0
White pr 0 0 0 0 JuTrnr ph 1 0 1 0
WHarrs p 0 0 0 0 AnTrrs pr 0 0 0 0
Belisle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 Totals 32 0 7 0
Colorado ............................ 000 000 010 1
New York ........................... 000 000 000 0
DPNew York 1. LOBColorado 5, New York 12.
2BBlackmon (2), Pacheco (21), Tejada (22).
3BColvin (8). SBValdespin (7), Tejada (2).
CSLeMahieu (1), Valdespin (2). SJ.Herrera,
Valdespin.
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Chatwood................. 3 3 0 0 3 3
Ottavino.................... 2 1 0 0 2 1
Brothers W,8-2........ 2 1 0 0 1 2
W.Harris H,2............ 1 1 0 0 0 2
Belisle S,1-6 ............ 1 1 0 0 0 0
New York
McHugh.................... 7 2 0 0 1 9
Parnell L,2-3............ 1 3 1 1 0 0
Rauch ....................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
UmpiresHome, Lance Barksdale;First, Fieldin
Culbreth;Second, Adrian Johnson;Third, Gary Ce-
derstrom.
T3:10. A22,544 (41,922).
Cardinals 13, Astros 5
Houston St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Altuve 2b 4 0 2 2 Jay cf 4 3 2 0
Bogsvc cf 3 0 0 0 Craig 1b 5 2 3 3
Wallac 1b 5 1 2 0 Hollidy lf 5 1 2 4
BFrncs rf 5 1 3 0 MCrpnt rf 0 0 0 0
JCastro c 5 0 2 0 Beltran rf 4 1 0 0
Greene ss 4 0 0 0 Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0
SMoore 3b 3 1 0 1 YMolin c 3 1 2 1
FMrtnz lf 4 2 2 0 T.Cruz ph-c 1 0 1 0
Keuchl p 1 0 0 1 Freese 3b 4 1 3 4
Ambriz p 0 0 0 0 Descals 2b 3 0 0 0
Storey p 0 0 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0
Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0
XCeden p 0 0 0 0
SRonsn
ph-lf 2 1 1 0
R.Cruz p 0 0 0 0 Furcal ss 4 2 2 1
Westrk p 1 0 0 0
RJcksn ph 1 1 1 0
Brwnng p 0 0 0 0
Schmkr 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 511 4 Totals 39131713
Houston ........................... 120 110 000 5
St. Louis........................... 000 351 04x 13
EWallace (4), Westbrook (5), Freese (11). DP
Houston 1. LOBHouston 12, St. Louis 6.
2BWallace (5), B.Francisco (4), F.Martinez 2 (4),
Jay (13), Craig (27), Holliday (30), Y.Molina (25),
S.Robinson (8). HRFreese (17). SKeuchel,
Jay. SFAltuve, S.Moore, Keuchel.
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Keuchel L,1-6.......... 4 5 6 5 1 2
Ambriz....................... 1 3 2 2 1 2
Storey....................... 2 2 1 1 1 1
X.Cedeno.................
1
3 3 3 3 0 1
R.Cruz ......................
2
3 4 1 1 0 1
St. Louis
Westbrook W,13-9.. 5 7 5 5 2 1
Browning H,4...........
1
3 1 0 0 1 1
Mujica H,20.............. 1
2
3 0 0 0 0 3
Salas......................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Rzepczynski ............ 1 2 0 0 0 1
Keuchel pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
HBPby Westbrook (S.Moore, Bogusevic).
UmpiresHome, D.J. Reyburn;First, Phil Cuzzi-
;Second, Manny Gonzalez;Third, Gerry Davis.
T3:20. A30,343 (43,975).
BUFFALO Melky Mesa led
off the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Yankees 11th inning with his
sixth homer of the season, taking
Buffalo Bisons pitcher C.J. Nit-
kowski over the wall in right cen-
ter field for the winning run as
the Yankees downed the Bisons
4-3 in 11 innings.
The win, the eighthstraight for
the Yankees, is the teams longest
winning streak since SWB won
eight straight from August 18-27,
2010.
Fred Lewis led off the game for
the Bisons with a double off the
wall in left-center for a two-base
hit on the first pitch of the game
thrown by starter Mike OCon-
nor. Brad Emaus followed up the
double with a single to center
field, scoring Lewis for a 1-0 Bi-
sons lead.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied
the game at 1-1 in the top of the
third inning on the first of the
three RBIs of the night by Corban
Joseph.
Chris Dickersondoubledtothe
gap in right center off Bisons
starter Armando Rodriguez and
came home on Josephs RBI sin-
gle to right, tying te game up.
Buffalo scored the next two
runs off OConnor by pickingupa
single run in the fourth inning
and another single run in the
sixth.
I L B A S E B A L L
Melky Mesa
delivers with
HR in 11th
Rays 5, Athletics 0
Oakland Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 Fuld lf 4 1 1 1
Drew ss 3 0 2 0 BUpton cf 4 0 0 0
Reddck rf 4 0 0 0 Joyce rf 4 1 1 2
Cespds lf 4 0 0 0 Longori 3b 4 0 2 1
Carter 1b 3 0 0 0 C.Pena 1b 0 0 0 0
S.Smith dh 3 0 1 0 Zobrist ss 4 0 1 0
Dnldsn 3b 2 0 0 0
Kppngr
1b-3b 3 1 2 0
DNorrs c 3 0 0 0 Scott dh 4 1 1 0
Pnngtn 2b 3 0 1 0 RRorts 2b 2 0 1 1
JMolin c 1 1 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 Totals 30 5 9 5
Oakland.............................. 000 000 000 0
Tampa Bay......................... 000 050 00x 5
DPOakland 2, Tampa Bay 2. LOBOakland 4,
Tampa Bay 5. 2BDrew (1), Joyce (14), Scott (15).
SBDonaldson (2), R.Roberts (3). SFR.Ro-
berts.
IP H R ER BB SO
Oakland
T.Ross L,2-9............ 6 9 5 5 2 6
Blevins...................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Neshek..................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay
Cobb W,8-8 ............. 9 4 0 0 2 8
T.Ross pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2
Toronto Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
RDavis lf 4 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 1 2 0
Rasms cf 3 1 1 0 Infante 2b 5 0 2 0
Encrnc 1b 5 1 1 2 MiCarr 3b 1 0 0 0
KJhnsn 2b 5 0 0 0 RSantg 3b 2 0 0 0
Sierra dh 4 0 0 0
Boesch
ph-rf 2 0 1 1
Vizquel 3b 4 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0
Mathis c 4 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 2 0
McCoy pr 0 0 0 0 DYong dh 5 0 1 0
Torreal c 0 0 0 0 Berry pr 0 1 0 0
Hchvrr ss 3 0 1 0 JeBakr rf-3b 4 0 0 0
Gose rf 4 0 0 0 Dirks lf 5 0 1 0
Avila c 4 1 1 1
Totals 36 2 5 2 Totals 40 310 2
Toronto....................... 000 200 000 00 2
Detroit ......................... 000 000 020 01 3
Two outs when winning run scored.
DPToronto 2. LOBToronto 5, Detroit 10. HR
Encarnacion (33). SBMcCoy (2), Berry (17).
CSR.Davis (9). SHechavarria.
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
Happ......................... 7
1
3 4 1 1 3 7
Lyon H,5...................
1
3 1 1 1 0 0
Oliver BS,2-4...........
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Lincoln......................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Loup.......................... 1
1
3 2 0 0 0 2
Jenkins L,0-1...........
2
3 2 1 1 1 1
Detroit
Verlander ................. 9 4 2 2 2 12
Dotel ......................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coke .........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Benoit W,3-3............
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
HBPby Verlander (R.Davis). WPOliver.
UmpiresHome, Alfonso Marquez;First, Brian
ONora;Second, Chad Fairchild;Third, Tom Hal-
lion.
Phillies 4, Reds 3
Cincinnati Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Cozart ss 5 1 1 0 Pierre lf 3 0 0 0
Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 Frndsn 3b 3 0 1 0
Bruce rf 5 1 1 0 Utley 2b 6 1 2 0
Ludwck lf 4 1 1 0 Howard 1b 3 1 1 0
Frazier 3b 5 0 1 3 DBrwn rf 6 2 2 0
Cairo 1b 4 0 1 0 L.Nix cf 2 0 1 1
Valdez 2b 4 0 0 0
Mayrry
ph-cf 3 0 2 1
Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 Kratz c 4 0 3 1
Simon p 0 0 0 0 Mrtnz ss 2 0 0 0
Hanign c 1 0 0 0
Rollins
ph-ss 2 0 1 1
Leake pr 0 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 1 0
DNavrr c 1 0 0 0 Rosnrg p 0 0 0 0
Cueto p 3 0 0 0 Polanc ph 1 0 0 0
Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0 Aumont p 0 0 0 0
Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Wggntn ph 1 0 0 0
LeCure p 0 0 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0
Paul ph 0 0 0 0 Horst p 0 0 0 0
Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Schndr ph 1 0 0 0
BPhllps 2b 0 0 0 0 Valdes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 6 3 Totals 39 414 4
Cincinnati.................... 100 002 000 00 3
Philadelphia............... 000 002 010 01 4
One out when winning run scored.
ECairo (4), L.Nix (3). DPCincinnati 1. LOB
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 16. 2BFrazier (21), Ut-
ley (8), D.Brown (7), Rollins (28). SPaul, Pierre,
Frandsen. SFL.Nix, Kratz, Rollins.
Cincinnati
IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto 5 5 2 2 3 4
Arredondo H,11 ...... 1
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
Marshall H,16..........
2
3 1 1 1 0 2
LeCure BS,1-1 ........
2
3 2 0 0 0 1
Hoover...................... 2 3 0 0 1 0
Simon L,2-2.............
1
3 3 1 1 1 0
Hamels ..................... 6 6 3 3 3 4
Rosenberg............... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Aumont ..................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Papelbon.................. 1 0 0 0 1 1
Horst ......................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Valdes W,3-2........... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cueto pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
HBPby Cueto (Frandsen). BalkCueto.
UmpiresHome, Cory Blaser; First, Bill Miller;
Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, CB Bucknor.
Angels 14, Red Sox 13
Los Angeles Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Trout cf 6 2 3 2 Ciriaco 3b 6 4 4 0
TrHntr rf 6 2 3 2 Ellsury cf 6 1 3 3
HKndrc 2b 5 1 2 1 Pedroia 2b 6 3 4 5
Trumo 1b 5 0 1 1 AdGnzl dh 6 0 1 1
Callasp 3b 5 1 1 0 C.Ross rf 5 1 2 2
KMorls dh 5 3 2 2 Lvrnwy c 3 0 0 0
Aybar ss 6 2 3 0
Sltlmch
ph-c 2 0 0 0
V.Wells lf 5 2 2 3 MGomz 1b 5 1 1 0
Iannett c 6 1 3 2 Aviles ss 5 1 1 1
Pdsdnk lf 4 2 2 1
Totals 49142013 Totals 48131813
Los Angeles............... 008 000 103 2 14
Boston ........................ 150 012 021 1 13
ECallaspo (10), C.Ross (1), Ciriaco (2). DP
Boston 1. LOBLos Angeles 12, Boston 6.
2BAybar (21), V.Wells (8), Ciriaco (8), Ellsbury
(15), Pedroia (27), M.Gomez (4). HRK.Morales
(16), V.Wells (8), Pedroia (11), C.Ross (19), Aviles
(12). SBTrout 2 (41), Ellsbury (7). CSPodsed-
nik (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
C.Wilson................... 5 8 7 6 0 6
Isringhausen
BS,5-5 ......................
1
3 1 1 1 1 0
Walden.....................
2
3 2 1 1 0 0
Jepsen...................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Richards...................
2
3 2 2 2 0 1
S.Downs...................
1
3 2 0 0 0 0
Frieri W,2-0
BS,2-17.................... 2 3 2 2 0 4
Boston
F.Morales................. 2
2
3 6 6 2 2 3
Mortensen................ 0 3 2 2 1 0
Tazawa..................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Melancon ................. 2 1 0 0 1 1
A.Bailey BS,1-1.......
2
3 3 1 1 0 1
Padilla....................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 1 1
Aceves L,2-8
BS,7-32.................... 1 6 5 5 1 1
Breslow.................... 1 1 0 0 1 2
Mortensen pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.
Aceves pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.
PBIannetta 2.
UmpiresHome, TimMcClelland;First, Jordan Ba-
ker;Second, Ted Barrett;Third, Brian Runge.
C M Y K
N F L
REDSKINS
Portis officially retires
ASHBURN, Va. There was no
Southeast Jerome or Bro Sweets.
Clinton Portis has a new title for him-
self: soccer dad.
Portis formally announced his retire-
ment Thursday, frequently shedding
tears as he spoke uninterrupted for
some 25 minutes about his life and
nine-year NFL career with the Denver
Broncos and Washington Redskins.
The 30-year-old Portis last played for
the Redskins in 2010, and his announ-
cement was timed to coincide with his
induction into a list of the franchises
all-time greats.
He set Washingtons single-season
rushing record in 2005, the same year
he wore costumes on a near-weekly
basis during the teams playoff drive.
Portis said the costumes were fun to
do and helped his teammates get
through a special season.
JETS
Holmes confident he
can play this week
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. The New
York Jets might be getting their No. 1
wide receiver back sooner than expect-
ed.
Santonio Holmes is confident he
could return this weekend from a few
injuries that sidelined him for the Jets
first two preseason games. He says his
bruised ribs, tightness in his back and
hamstring issue all on his left side
are clearing up.
Holmes, wearing a red no-contact
jersey Thursday for the third straight
day, ran some routes with the first-
team offense. He says while playing
Sunday would be an important part of
the offense progressing, he doesnt
think he and quarterback Mark San-
chez have lost any of their chemistry.
He adds: I think Mark just misses
smiling at me on the field.
PANTHERS
Smith out with injured foot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Panthers
five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve
Smith was held out of practice again
Thursday with an infection in his left
foot.
Smith wasnt present at practice as
Carolina worked with simulated crowd
noise in preparation for Sunday nights
preseason game at the New York Jets.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera says
Smith is being treated with antibiotics
and hell wait until Friday to make a
determination on whether or not
Smith will play this week. Rivera says if
theres any doubt at all about Smiths
foot that hell hold him out.
Rivera says he doesnt know nor
does he want to know what caused
the infection, saying the least I know,
the better off (I am).
COLTS
Irsay: Team is working
on serious trade
INDIANAPOLIS Colts owner Jim
Irsay says his team is seriously con-
templating a trade a deal that could
possibly include a high draft pick.
On Thursday, Irsay wrote on Twitter
that serious trade winds are blowing
though he also noted that often times
these deals fall through. Later, he
Tweeted that new Colts general manag-
er Ryan Grigson isnt afraid to roll the
dice and that the owner was willing to
open his checkbook.
Those two posts followed an earlier
one that read simply: TRADE WINDS
BLOWING
Irsay has not provided any indication
of who the Colts might be trying to
get, though their two biggest areas of
need are cornerback and offensive line.
Grison and coach Chuck Pagano
have repeatedly said they will do any-
thing they can to improve the team.
-- The Associated Press
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Clinton Portis cries while announcing
his retirement fromthe Washington
Redskins during a news conference at
Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Thurs-
day.
METAIRIE, La. Saints offensive li-
nemen Zach Strief and Jahri Evans
tried and failed to think of a time
when offensive line coach Aaron Krom-
er lost his temper and ripped into his
charges during a game.
Theyve seen Kromer agitated by let-
downs or mental lapses in practice, of
course. But as far as they could recall,
the man who will become the figure-
head of New Orleans coaching staff
during the opening six games of the
regular season has always responded to
in-game adversity more rationally than
emotionally.
Hes certainly a very calm sideline
presence on game day, which players
love, said Strief, the Saints starting
right tackle. The last thing you want,
when youre in the heat of it and youre
trying to do as well as you can, is to
have someone come and tell you you
didnt.
I dont need some-
one to tell me when I
got beat ... and (Krom-
er) is very good at say-
ing, What happened?
What did he do? What
can you do different-
ly? He talks through
things and he allows you to kind of fig-
ure it out, and it keeps us a lot more
consistent and level headed, Strief
continued. I think hell bring a lot of
that to the sideline.
Kromer wont formally take over for
assistant head coach Joe Vitt on a day-
to-day basis until Vitts bounty-related
suspension kicks in at the start of Week
1 of the regular season. However, the
Saints have directed Kromer to get
used to the role of head coach during
the final two preseason games, which
are this Saturday night against Houston
and next Thursday night at Tennessee.
Vitt took on head coaching duties
when Sean Paytons season-long sus-
pension began in mid-April. Vitt is ex-
pected to resume those duties when he
returns, which wont be until Week 8
because the Saints have a bye in Week
6.
Kromer was a candidate to fill two
head coaching vacancies last offseason.
He was lined up to interview with St.
Louis before the Rams hired Jeff Fisher.
He also interviewed with Indianapolis,
which hired Chuck Pagano.
While Kromer said he maintains as-
pirations to be an NFL head coach, he
does not view his temporary assign-
ment with New Orleans as an audition.
Im going to hold this thing over un-
til Joe Vitt gets back. Im going to hold
the fort, Kromer said. Its important
that Drew Brees feels this is Sean Pay-
tons program. This is the way we do
things. This is the way we did it in 2009
to win the Super Bowl. This is the way
we did it in 2011 to win 14 football
games. This is the formula that we have
followed to have success. ... Im a fill-in
for the fill-in.
While Kromer was widely expected
to be Vitts fill-in, the Saints did not an-
nounce that until Wednesday night.
There were several qualified candi-
dates on staff, but in the end, Kromer
seemed to make the most sense be-
cause he is close to Payton, and because
appointing him allows offensive coordi-
nator Pete Carmichael Jr. and new de-
fensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to
keep their focus narrowed more on
game planning and play calling for their
units.
We had a bunch of great candi-
dates, Brees said. Really, there was no
wrong choice. There was a bunch of
right choices.
Kromer came to NewOrleans in 2008
following stints in Oakland and Tampa
Bay.
Saints like choice of new interim leader
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
Kromer
NEW YORK NFL Commis-
sioner Roger Goodell says possi-
bly using replacement referees
for regular-season games is
worthwhile to ensure long-term
improvements to officiating.
The league and the NFL Refer-
ees Association have yet to reach
an agreement, and Goodell ac-
knowledged Thursday that time
was running out to make the reg-
ular officials available for the
openers.
Were anxious to get a deal
done, but it has to get done that
its going to help us for the long
term, Goodell said at a fantasy
football event in Times Square.
Its not a short-term issue.
Officials probably need a week
to 10 days to prepare for the sea-
son, Goodell said, and the first
game is Sept. 5, 13 days away.
The first full Sunday of games is
Sept. 9.
These officials have been
trained, Goodell said of the re-
placement refs who have been
calling preseason games. Weve
been working with them. We
think theyll do a very credible
job.
WhiletheNFLandofficials dis-
agree on some financial matters,
Goodell also characterized the
differences as philosophical.
The NFLs proposal includes
making some refs full-time
currently all game officials work
part-time with outside jobs
and adding more crews.
Increasing the pool of officials
wouldallowthe league to replace
individual officials or entire
crews that are not performing
well, Goodell said.
Then its based on perform-
ance, which is what fans all want,
players all want, coaches all
want, he said.
The replacement officials have
been closely scrutinized during
the preseason, with any error
quickly pointedout by media and
fans. Goodell said he wasnt con-
cernedthat teams andfans would
question the credibility of results
if that inevitable first disputed
call of the season takes place
while replacement officials are
on the field. We have controver-
sial calls. Officiating is an imper-
fect science, he said. Theyre
not going to be correct all the
time, but we have systems in
place to try to help. We have in-
stant replay, as an example, to try
to help correct those mistakes. ...
Its like any game. We get calls
every Monday from fans, from
coaches, from teams upset about
a particular call. That happens.
And it will happen going forward
regardless of whos on the field.
NFL seeks
long-term
officiating
upgrade
Commissioner says the use of
replacement crews could be
beneficial to the game.
BALTIMORE Joe Flacco complet-
ed 27 of 36 passes for 266 yards and two
touchdowns before leaving early in the
third quarter, and the Baltimore Ravens
cruised to a 48-17 preseason victory
over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thurs-
day night.
Flacco connected with nine receivers,
most notably second-year wideout Tor-
rey Smith, who finished with eight
catches for 103 yards. Anquan Boldin
caught a 5-yard TD pass and Vonta
Leach scored on an 8-yard reception.
Baltimore finished with 571 yards
total offense and had five drives of at
least 80 yards. The 48 points were the
most ever scored by the Ravens in a
preseason game.
With support from a defense that kept
Jacksonville quarterback Blaine Gabbert
in check, the Ravens (No. 5 in the AP
Pro32) built a 20-3 lead before Flacco
took a seat.
After opening the preseason with
wins over the New York Giants and
New Orleans, Jacksonville (No. 31) took
a step back against the Ravens. Gabbert
went 11 for 21 for 117 yards over three
quarters, and Rashad Jennings, starting
in place of holdout Maurice Jones-Drew,
gained 57 yards on 13 carries.
Jacksonville cornerback Rashean
Mathis played for the first time this
summer following knee surgery, but
Jaguars cornerback Aaron Ross was
forced from the game with an ankle
injury and tight end Zach Miller left in
the second quarter with an injured leg.
Against the Giants and Saints, Gab-
bert drove the Jaguars (2-1) to a touch-
down on their opening possession. In
this one, Jacksonville started on its own
5 after a Ravens punt and made only
one first down on a 16-yard comple-
tion to first-round draft pick Justin
Blackmon before kicking the ball
away.
Ray Rice began the subsequent drive
with a 28-yard run, but the march
stalled inside the 10 before rookie Justin
Tucker kicked a 33-yard field goal. It
was an unfulfilling score for the Ravens
(2-1), who were intent upon improving
their inability to get touchdowns when
inside the 20.
That shortcoming would be resolved
in Baltimores third drive. Flacco went 8
for 9 for 87 yards and made it 10-0 with
a touchdown throw to Boldin.
The march started with a 16-yard pass
to Smith, who came up limping but
returned later in the series and caught a
key third-down pass. Smith missed last
weeks game with a sprained ankle.
Packers 27, Bengals 13
CINCINNATI Aaron Rodgers led
Green Bay to a big first half Thursday
night, running for 52 yards and two
touchdowns for a preseason victory.
The MVP quarterback got the Packers
(No. 1 in the AP Pro32) moving at full
speed. He went 12 of 22 for 154 yards
while leading the Packers to 245 yards
and a 17-6 halftime lead. He also scram-
bled six times, scoring on runs of 12 and
5 yards.
Running back Cedric Benson made
his Packers debut against his former
team and ran six times for 38 yards.
Titans 32, Cardinals 27
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jake Locker
threw for 134 yards and two touch-
downs in his home debut as Tennessees
starting quarterback, and the Titans
beat the Arizona Cardinals.
Locker threw for 124 yards and both
TDs in giving Tennessee a 17-10 half-
time lead and finished 11 of 20 for 134
yards with a 109.2 passer rating. He got
plenty of help as the Titans (No. 21 in
the AP Pro32) got another strong show-
ing on defense.
End Kamerion Wimbley had two
sacks, linebacker Colin McCarthy re-
turned one of his two interceptions 31
yards for a TD and the Titans (2-1)
forced five turnovers overall. Returner
Marc Mariani broke his left leg.
AP PHOTOS
Baltimore Ravens running back Vonta Leach, right, reacts alongside teammate Billy Bajema after Leach scored a touch-
down in the second half of an NFL preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Baltimore Thursday.
Flacco leads Ravens over Jags
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones (82) catches a touchdown pass
against Green Bay Packers cornerback Casey Hayward during the second half of
an NFL preseason game Thursday in Cincinnati.
E X H I B I T I O N
R O U N D U P
Hall of Fame running back
Steve Van Buren dies
PHILADELPHIA Steve Van Buren,
the Hall of Fame running back who led
the Philadelphia Eagles to NFL titles in
1948 and 1949, has died. He was 91.
The Eagles said Van Buren died
Thursday in Lancaster, Pa., of
pneumonia.
The former LSU star, nicknamed
Wham-Bam for his quick and
punishing running style, joined the
Eagles in 1944 as a first-round pick. He
led the NFL in rushing four times and
finished his eight-year career with
5,860 yards rushing and 77 TDs. The
five-time All-Pro player was selected to
the NFLs 75th Anniversary Team in
1994, and was the first Eagles player
elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On the field and off, as a player, a
leader and a man, Steve Van Buren
embodied the finest characteristics of
our city and our sport, said Jeffrey
Lurie, the Eagles chairman and CEO.
He was a friend and an inspiration to
generations of fans, and the model of
what an Eagle should be.
C M Y K
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last World Series championship
came in 1924 but dont want
to see the franchise risk the
health of its prime jewel. It
gnaws at the win-now mindset
players are taught to embrace,
asking themto instead think of a
future that may or may not come
pass.
Everybody knows he wants
to pitch. Hes a competitor, said
Jones, now40andinhis final ma-
jor league season. Hes not in it
in a 162-game regular season for
nothing. He wants that pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow
just like everybody else. I see
both sides. I get it, but as base-
ball players we want to hunt it
down and kill it right now.
And they have a chance to slay
the dragon, andImsure 24other
guys over there feel much the
same way.
Strasburg is 15-5 with a 2.85
ERA and leads the National
League with 183 strikeouts. He
has won four straight starts and
looked unhittable at times in his
last outing, a 10-strikeout, rain-
interrupted performance
against the Braves on Tuesday.
But this is his first full season
since undergoing elbow liga-
ment replacement surgery
the famous Tommy John proce-
dure and the Nationals have
made it clear since the start of
springtrainingthat theywill lim-
it his load, just as they did last
year when TJ-comeback team-
mate Jordan Zimmermann was
shut down after passing 160 in-
nings on Aug. 28.
Zimmermanns innings limit
was noncontroversial because
the Nationals werent a playoff
team a year ago, unlike this
years teamthat awokeThursday
with a six-game NL East lead af-
ter taking two of three from the
Braves. Its safe to say Zimmer-
mann, for example, was never
fodder for an appearance by the
former mayor of New York on
Meet the Press.
Let himpitch, Rudy Giuliani
told the Sunday morning news
show this week when asked
about Strasburg, in a video post-
ed online. I wouldnt give up
maybe home-field advantage in
the playoffs. The guys a big
strong guy, the operation seems
to have worked. A lot of guys for
100 years have been pitching un-
til the end of the season.
Yep. Everybody has an opin-
ion. And manager Davey John-
son has heard them all.
Its really easy for the blog-
gers and the tweeters and all
those people to say Why dont
you do this? or We can do that.
Get him out of the bullpen and
blah, blah, blah, blah, Johnson
said. Ive heard it all, and I said,
its a good thing you guys arent
managing, and Imthe one thats
managing. Youdowhats best for
the player. Always. No. 1.
Theres only one person
whose opinion truly matters,
and thats general manager Mike
Rizzo, and hes managed to be
both definitive and ambiguous.
Rizzo said the Nationals, using
the best medical advice availa-
ble, will shut down Strasburg at
some point, but the GMwont di-
vulge a timetable or a targeted
number of innings, essentially
saying hell know Strasburgs
done when he sees it.
Weve got a plan in place,
Rizzo said. And were adhering
to it.
Johnson offered the biggest
clue yet about the plan on
Wednesday, saying that hell
need to replace Strasburg in the
rotationfor the final two or three
starts of the regular season. That
would give the right-hander per-
haps five more starts, ending his
season around Sept. 19 in the
neighborhood of 170-180 in-
nings.
Rizzo has dismissed many
popular alternatives that would
keep Strasburg pitching into the
playoffs, including a six-man ro-
tation, skipped starts, a bullpen
stint or an early shutdown fol-
lowed by a restart in October.
Those alternatives, for various
reasons, wouldnt significantly
cut down on the wear-and-tear
on Strasburgs arm because of
the extra throwing hed have to
do when hes not pitching.
STARSBURG
Continued fromPage 1B
straight-set win in the quarterfi-
nals of the Australian Open this
year.
Top-seeded Federer is 8-9
against third-seeded Murray and
the two have split their last two
matches, both on Centre Court
at the All England Club; Federer
won the Wimbledon final and
Murray took the gold-medal
match at the London Olympics.
The potential mens quarterfi-
nals are Federer vs. No. 6 Tomas
Berdych, who upset him in the
2010 Wimbledon quarterfinals;
Djokovic vs. 2009 U.S. Open
championJuanMartindel Potro,
seededseventh; Murrayvs. No. 5
Tsonga; Ferrer vs. No. 8 Janko
Tipsarevic.
Sharapova completed the ca-
reer Grand Slam at the French
Open earlier this year, while Wil-
liams has 14 Grand Slam titles
and is coming off wins at Wim-
bledon and the Olympics. Aza-
renka has one Grand Slam title
in Australia this year while
Radwanskas best finish in a ma-
jor was her three-set loss to Wil-
liams inthis years Wimbledonfi-
nal.
Williams older sister Venus,
whois ranked47ththis weekand
not seeded, plays Americanwild-
card entry Bethanie Mattek-
Sands in the first round and
could face sixth-seeded Ange-
lique Kerber in the second. Ven-
us Williams, the 2000 and 2001
champion, pulled out of last
years U.S. Openhours beforeshe
was scheduled to play in the sec-
ond round, revealing that she
had been diagnosed with an au-
toimmune disease.
Four-time major champion
KimClijsters will beginwhat she
says will be the last tournament
of her career against American
wild-card recipient Victoria Du-
val. Clijsters, a 29-year-old Bel-
gian who is seeded 23rd, might
face the defending champion,
seventh-seeded Sam Stosur, in
the fourth round.
Clijsters won the U.S. Open
the last three times she entered
the hard-court tournament, in
2005, 2009 and2010. She missed
it last year because of a stomach
muscle injury.
Stosur, meanwhile, has strug-
gled since defeating Serena Wil-
liams in the final last year for her
first Grand Slamtitle. She lost in
the first round of the Australian
Open and the Olympics and the
second round of Wimbledon.
Her only big run in a major this
year came at the French Open,
where she fell in a mistake-filled,
three-set semifinal to Sara Erra-
ni.
Its been a year of a few ups
anddowns, but a lot of players go
through that, Stosur said. In
the last fewweeks, beingonhard
court, I feel a lot better and a lot
more comfortable on this sur-
face. Its conditions that suits my
game, so Im glad to be back
here.
No American man hasn won
the U.S. Open since Andy Rod-
dickin2003. Therearefour seed-
ed U.S. men trying to halt that
streak: No. 9 John Isner, No. 23
Mardy Fish, No. 27 SamQuerrey
and Roddick, who is seeded
20th. Roddick won a hard-court
tournament in Atlanta in July,
but hassincefallentoDjokovicin
the second round of the Olym-
pics, then to 38th-ranked Jeremy
Chardy in the first round in Cin-
cinnati.
James Blake and Ryan Harri-
son are among the unseeded
Americans in the draw. Roddick
could face del Potro in the fourth
round, while Isner is in the same
quarter of the drawas Ferrer.
Federer, who has a record 17
Grand Slamtitles, opens against
another American, Donald
Young, who is 2-20 this year.
Djokovics first match is
against 69th-rankedPaoloLoren-
zi of Italy.
Serena Williams opens against
another American, Coco Vande-
weghe, the 2008 girls champion.
OPEN
hes been. Hes really stepped up
this year and is taking control of
this offense.
Penn State will certainly need
that, especially with the trans-
fers of two top playmakers in Si-
las Redd and Justin Brown.
As far as his brand-newreceiv-
ing corps, McGloin praised
sophomore Allen Robinson as
the teams new top target while
also mentioning Shawney Ker-
sey and Alex Kenney as depend-
able wideouts.
Discussing newcomers,
McGloin said he expects Eu-
gene Lewis, a fellow District 2
product, and Trevor Williams to
see the field as true freshmen.
But next Saturdays game will
be about more thanjust football.
An offseason of unprecedented
chaos has left players, alumni
and fans alike with raw emo-
tions from the Jerry Sandusky
scandal and the fallout that con-
tinues to develop.
Acting athletic director Dave
Joyner said Thursday that the
blue ribbons announced for the
uniforms this season to support
child abuse awareness will ap-
pear on the backs of the players
helmets.
That, along with names de-
buting on the jerseys will be a
stark reminder of how different
things are now for the Lions.
The players are hopeful that
the season can help the Penn
State community come togeth-
er.
Theres a lot of better people
who could represent Penn state,
but weve been blessed to be in a
position to represent the univer-
sity, Urschel said. We need to
make the most of it and do the
best we can to show the outside
world how great a place Penn
State is.
We know it cant heal every-
thing, senior Mike Zordichsaid
of the football season. But we
know it can help.
MCGLOIN
SOUTH BEND, Ind.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kel-
ly said sophomore Everett
Golson will start at quarter-
back in the opener Sept. 1
against Navy in Dublin.
Golson edged junior An-
drew Hendrix for the posi-
tion.
After a lot of practice, lots
of film, lots of evaluation, he
won the job, Kelly said
Thursday. Andrew did a
great job, made great im-
provements. Im really
pleased with the progress of
both those young men. It was
a tough decision. If things go
the way were planning it,
hell play the whole game.
Also, starting cornerback
Lo Wood had surgery
Wednesday to repair a rup-
tured left Achilles tendon,
and is expected to miss the
season. He was injured in
practice Monday.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
Golson to start for Irish
bright kid. I think hes in the top
20 of his class. Thats why he is
where hes at.
Soto plans to have his signing
ceremony at Heights Elemen-
tary, where he started as a stu-
dent. No date has been set.
I want to inspire kids to do
what I did, said Soto, who also
holds a part-time job at a fast
food restaurant. Not to follow-
ing in my footsteps, technically,
but to follow in my path. That
even if youre from around here,
you can do the same thing I did.
Theres no excuse not to.
As for GAR, his last day there
will be Dec. 23.
Its a tough decision, but its a
decision that I have to make to
make my life better, Soto said.
Im going to miss GAR, Im go-
ing to miss the people, friends
and family.
SOTO
TODAY
(7 p.m. unless noted)
Athens at Northwest
GAR vs. Dallas, at Lake-Lehman
H.S.
Hanover Area at Honesdale
Hazleton Area at Bangor
Lackawanna Trail
at Crestwood, 6 p.m.
Lake-Lehman at Riverside
Meyers at Mid Valley
Pittston Area at Dunmore
Scranton at Coughlin
Western Wayne
at Tunkhannock, 5:30 p.m.
Wyoming Area at Valley View
Wyoming Valley West
at Wallenpaupack
SATURDAY
Holy Redeemer at Columbia-
Montour Vo-Tech, 10 a.m.
F O O T B A L L S C R I M M A G E S
WILKES-BARRE Malcolm
Lumia was 2-over par with a 35
at Hollenback Golf Course in
Wyoming Seminarys 150-184
defeat of Meyers Thursday
afternoon in a WVC golf match.
Andrew Golden helped to
pace Seminary with a 36.
Dan Conrad led Meyers with
a 37.
(at Hollenback Golf Course, par 33)
WSMalcolmLumia35, AndrewGolden36, Jon
Zirnheld 39, Frank Henry 40
MEY Dan Conrad 37, Will Amesbury 48, C.J.
Czafran 49, Lee Falzone 50
H.S. TENNIS
Berwick 4,
GAR1
Erica Robbins fought back
after dropping the second set to
pull out a win at No. 3 singles as
Berwick won three of four
matches contested.
SINGLES 1. Casey Bacher (B) d. Edoukou
Aka-Evouae 6-1, 6-2; 2. Julia Fonte (B) d. Raquel
Sosa, 6-0, 6-1; 3. Erica Robbins (B) d. Lateia
Iveaurive 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
DOUBLES -- 1. Diana Lopez/Vaness Castillo
(GAR) d. Whitley Colver/Dalice Hess, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4;
2. Berwick won by forfeit.
MMI Prep 3,
Wyo. Valley West 2
Gabriella Lobitz and Gabby
Becker each pulled out straight-
set victories, and MMI Prep
earned a forfeit at No. 2 doubles
for a 3-2 win over Wyoming
Valley West.
SINGLES 1. Gabriella Lobitz (MMI) d. Christa
Talpash, 7-5, 6-2; 2. Gabby Becker (MMI) d. Devin
Ryman, 7-5, 6-3; 3. Laura Monto (WVW) d. Claire
Sheen, 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES -- 1. Emily Coslett/Gillian Pajor
(WVW) d. Kelsy Donaldson/Katie McGuire, 3-6,
6-2, 6-1; 2. Soprina Guarneri/Haylee Kirschner
(MMI) won by forfeit.
Crestwood 5,
Hazleton Area 0
Crestwood got 6-0, 6-0 shut-
outs from Brittany Stanton and
the doubles team of Melanie
and Jenn Snyder to improve to
2-0 on the young season with a
win against Hazleton Area.
SINGLES 1. Kristi Bowman (CR) d. Erika
Grula, 6-2, 6-4; 2. Brittany Stanton (CR) d. Alexa
Austin, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Melanie Kobela (CR) d. Mira
Wise, 6-1 6-0.
DOUBLES -- 1. Melanie Snyder/Jenn Snyder
(CR) d. Iqra Majmood/Daisy Cabral, 6-0, 6-0; 2.
Claire McCallick/Alexandra Kintz (CR) d. Brooke
Malore/Grazia Devita, 6-1, 6-2
Dallas 5,
Hanover Area 0
Dallas got strong play in sin-
gles and used identical 6-1, 6-2
scores in the doubles matches
en route to a victory over Ha-
nover Area.
SINGLES 1. Dana Yu (D) d. Emily Rinehimer,
6-2, 6-2; 2. Bridget Boyle (D) d. Elise House, 6-0,
6-4; 3. Grace Schaub (D) d. Kati McManus, 6-0,
6-3.
DOUBLES -- 1. Cara Pricher/Haley Wilcox (D)
d. Gabrielly Keating/Lauren Richmond, 6-1, 6-2; 2.
Courtney Sickle/Alyssa Belskis (D) d. Analiese
Reisinger/Carmen Cesari, 6-1, 6-2.
Seminary 5,
Pittston Area 0
Wyoming Seminary dropped
just two games in all five match-
es contested in a win over Pitt-
ston Area.
SINGLES 1. Nathalie Joanlanne (WS) d.
Miranda Warunek, 6-0, 6-0; 2. Anita Ghosh (WS)
d. Mikhaela Moher, 6-1, 6-0; 3. Madison Nardone
(WS) d. Elaina Menichelli, 6-0, 6-1.
DOUBLES -- 1. Jacqui Meuser/Alaina Schu-
craft (WS) d. Kari Stahl/Sara Swartz, 6-0, 6-0; 2.
Alex Cuddy/Megan Coulter (WS) d. Nicole
Walters/Kristen Capitano, 6-0, 6-1.
Holy Redeemer 5,
Coughlin 0
Fallyn Boich, Nellie Chmil
and Megan McGraw swept the
singles portion of the match as
Holy Redeemer shut out Cough-
lin.
SINGLES -- 1. Fallyn Boich (HR) d. Becca
Elmy 6-3, 6-0; 2. Nellie Chmil (HR) d. Dana
Schneider, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Megan McGraw (HR) d.
Mykela Paurariu, 6-1, 6-4.
DOUBLES -- 1. Beth Chmil/Tricia Harenza
(HR) d. Julia DeMellier/Danielle Adcock, 3-6, 6-4,
6-3; 2. Leanne Tabit/Emily Kabalka (HR) d. Alia
Sod/Courtney Hafner 6-0, 6-0.
Wyo. Area 3,
Tunkhannock 2
Valerie Bott and Kierstin
Grillo picked up wins in singles,
and Wyoming Areas No. 2 dou-
bles squad of Sam Williams/
Maddie Ambruso picked up the
deciding third point in a victory
over Tunkhannock.
SINGLES 1. Valerie Bott (W) d. Marlena
Chesner, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; 2. Kierstin Grillo (W) d. Jen
Grasso, 6-2, 6-4; 3. Becky Mills (T) d. Anna
Thomas, 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES -- 1. Morgan Drungel/Prutha Patel
(T) d. Julia Gober/Julia Banis, 6-3, 6-2; Sam
Williams/Maddie Ambruso (W) d. Jill Patton/Haley
Puterbaugh, 6-2, 6-4
L O C A L R O U N D U P
Lumia leads
Sem golfers
in win over
Mohawks
The Times Leader staff
hits off Texas pitching in the de-
cisive six-run first but both
balls landed over the outfield
fence.
California loaded the bases on
three walks. A wild pitch
brought home the first run, and
the bases were loaded again af-
ter Austin Paretti reached first
on a dropped third strike.
Smith then hit a 2-2 pitch that
just cleared the wall in left-cen-
ter 225 feet away.
Petaluma! Petaluma! shout-
ed Californias fans.
Two pitches later, Quinton
Gago went deep, too, and left no
doubt about his shot. It easily
cleared the wall in left and land-
ed amongst fans perched on the
grassy hill beyond the outfield.
It was such an impressive shot
that even Smith stopped to ad-
mire the blast from the dugout,
his eyes widening as the ball car-
ried under the night sky.
But Smith wasnt done him-
self.
Another homer to left in the
third earned the 13-year-old
slugger another set of pats on
the helmet from happy team-
mates who greeted him at the
plate.
Marzo allowed just two hits
and a walk, and retired the last
seven batters he faced.
California has a chance to
avenge its only loss inSouthWil-
liamsport a 9-6 defeat to the
Tennessee crewfromGoodletts-
ville on Sunday. Texas was elim-
inated.
In the early game, 12-year-old
Edisson Gonzalez had 11 strike-
outs and James Gonzalez pro-
vided the offense with a two-run
homer in the first to lift Panama.
Another rematch is on tap in
the international final. Tokyo
beat Panama 4-1 on Wednesday
night.
Mexico starter Ramon Ballina
struck out 12 on Thursday, but
allowed James Gonzalezs big
blast.
Panama manager Luis Gonza-
lez is also a proud uncle after his
12-year-old nephew hit the
homer.
It was a difficult game, but
our pitcher did his job, Luis
Gonzalez said through a transla-
tor. One pitch decided the
game.
Mexico scored in the fifth on
Marcelo Perezs RBI single, and
had the tying run at second with
two outs in the sixth.
But Edisson Gonzalez got a
strikeout to end the game.
I was not nervous in the be-
ginning of the game, he said,
but in the last inning when the
first batter got on, I got nervous.
(James) home run helped be-
cause Im not having a good
tournament at the plate and we
needed it to win the game.
After the teams exchanged
handshakes at the plate, Edisson
Gonzalez joined several team-
mates to exchange high-fives
one more time with Mexicos
disappointed players. He tapped
counterpart Ballina, 13, on the
shoulder, as the Mexico starter
walked back to his dugout to of-
fer kind words and an embrace.
Looking as cool and confident
as a big-league ace, Edisson
Gonzalez consistently worked
ahead of the count and didnt al-
low a runner to get past first un-
til Eduardo Abrego doubled to
left in the fifth.
Yes we can! Yes we can,
Mexicos vocal fans yelled in
Spanishintrying to urge a come-
back.
Perez followed with his solid
RBI single to center, but Gonza-
lez got two strikeouts to end
that inning.
Renowned earlier in the tour-
nament for their power, Mexico
hitters struggled at the plate un-
til the final innings. The loss
eliminated Mexico.
After beating Curacao on
Tuesday, Mexico lost its second
game without manager Fernan-
do Rios, who was suspended
two games after failing to have
all his players take a turn at bat
in a 4-3 win earlier this week
over Taiwan.
Mexicos acting manager
elected not to speak with report-
ers after the game.
AP PHOTO
Petaluma, Calif.s Bradley Smith, center right, reacts after California defeated San Antonio in the
Little League World Series Thursday in South Williamsport. California won 11-1.
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y.
Padraig Harrington found a
way to take some of the atten-
tion away from Tiger Woods
and Rory McIlroy on Thursday.
He made six birdies on the
tough back nine of Bethpage
Black and opened the FedEx
Cup playoffs with a 7-under 64
for a one-shot lead at The Bar-
clays.
And that surely got the atten-
tion of Ryder Cup captain Jose
Maria Olazabal.
Harrington has to rely on a
captains pick to make his sev-
enth straight European team,
and that looks to be unlikely.
Not only has the three-time
major champion gone four
years without winning against a
strong field, he and Olazabal
are not the best of friends after
a dispute at the Seve Trophy
from nine years ago.
The Irishman had the tough-
est time Thursday after he got
off the difficult Black course.
There were so many questions
about the Ryder Cup, his chanc-
es of making the team and
what he has to do to impress
Olazabal, that at one point
Harrington adopted the Amer-
ican way.
The only answer I can give
at this stage is Im pleading the
Fifth Amendment on that one,
Harrington said. I honestly
dont know what to say. I dont
want to go in there and try too
desperately to beg for a pick, or
I dont want to go in there and
give excuses for anything. Ill
just leave it be what it is. Im
just going to play golf.
That part was superb on a
calm day that became increas-
ingly warm.
It took Harrington a few
holes to realize that he was
back at Bethpage Black, but not
at the U.S. Open. The greens
were soft. The rough was deep,
but not terribly dense. The
pressure was not quite the
same. And par wasnt going to
cut it.
He came to life on the back
nine with four straight birdies
to cap off his 64, giving him a
one-shot lead over Nick Watney
and Brian Harman among the
early starters. The hotter it
became, the crustier the greens
were, and it was unlikely any-
one would catch him.
JOHNNIE WALKER
CHAMPIONSHIP
GLENEAGLES, Scotland
Nicolas Colsaerts shot a 3-
under 69 in the Johnnie Walker
Championship, leaving the
Ryder Cup hopeful two shots
behind the first-round leaders in
the final event in the points
races for the 10 automatic spots
on the European team.
The big-hitting Belgian made
five birdies including four in
five holes on Nos. 14-18 to
share eighth place. He must
finish first or second be assured
of an automatic position in the
matches next month against
the United States at Medinah
in Illinois.
Australias Brett Rumford and
Norwegian playing partner
Knut Borsheim shot 67 on
Gleneagles Hotels PGA Centen-
ary Course, the Jack Nicklaus-
designed layout that will be the
site of the 2014 Ryder Cup. Five
players, including Ryder Cup
qualifiers Paul Lawrie of Scot-
land and Francesco Molinari of
Italy were a stroke back.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padraig Harrington waves after making a birdie putt on the 16th
hole during the first round of The Barclays at Bethpage State
Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Thursday.
P R O G O L F
Harrington in lead at Barclays
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. Germanys Jens Voigt won
the rainy fourth stage of the USA Pro Challenge with a
long solo effort Thursday, and American Tejay Van Garde-
ren regained his tiebreaker edge for the overall lead.
Voigt, at 40 the oldest rider in the race, completed the
97.2-mile road race from Aspen in 3 hours, 54 minutes to
win by nearly 3 minutes. The RadioShack-Nissan rider has
88th career pro victories.
Van Garderen, the BMC rider who grew up in Bozeman,
Mont., and lives in Boulder, Colo., finished third in the
stage just behind Germans Andreas Kloden of Ra-
dioShack-Nissan and regained the race lead from Chris-
tian Vande Velde.
Vande Velde, the Garmin-Sharp rider from Lemont, Ill.,
and van Garderen have a 6-second lead over Russias Ivan
Rovny. Vande Velde was sixth in the stage.
Its nice to have the (leaders) jersey, but I attacked
more looking for seconds, said van Garderen, the top
American in the Tour de France with a fifth-place overall
finish. So its too bad I wasnt able to get time. But the
jersey is always nice to have.
Voigt, who will turn age 41 next month, moved into a
solo race lead early in the stage as the field began the
climb to Independence Pass (elevation 12,500 feet). He
rode alone in the lead for nearly four hours and for all but
the first four miles of the stage.
The seven-day race continues Friday with a 117.9-mile
stage 5 from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs road race.
The largely downhill stage will begin with a 10-mile open-
ing climb to Hoosier Pass at 11,500 feet. A few other small
climbs will test the field but the long downhill finished
will likely mean a sprint finish.
The 683-mile race will end Sunday with a short individ-
ual time trial in Denver.
Rodriguez extends Vuelta lead with 6th leg win
JACA, Spain Overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez ex-
tended his advantage over Christopher Froome and Alber-
to Contador by surging ahead on the closing climb to win
Thursdays sixth stage of the Spanish Vuelta.
The Spanish cyclist stuck with Froome before coming
around the last corner ahead of his Sky rival to secure a
5-second victory under a scorching sun.
Katusha rider Rodriguez needed 4 hours, 15 minutes, 56
seconds to win the 109-mile stage and extend his overall
lead on Froome to 10 seconds.
I went for it today, I didnt think anyone could surprise
me, said Rodriguez, who has an overall time of 22:04:32.
Froome didnt think he could shake me, he was strug-
gling. He practically helped me to the finish.
Contador, the 2008 champion, was 36 seconds behind in
third. Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran finished in the
same time as Contador to sit fourth overall, 42 seconds
behind Rodriguez.
Contador, who missed the Tour de France because of a
doping ban, became weary at the end.
C YC L I N G
AP PHOTO
Germanys Jens Voigt throws his arms in the air in victo-
ry as he crosses the finish line, taking the win in the
fourth stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Thurs-
day at Beaver Creek, Colo.
Germanys Voigt
wins in Colorado
C M Y K
Mattress firm to hire 50
E. S. Kluft & Co., maker and dis-
tributor of Aireloom and Kluft brand
mattresses, announced Thursday it has
signed a long-term lease for nearly
99,000 square feet of new production
space from Mericle Commercial Real
Estate Services in a 410,000-square-foot
building in Humboldt Industrial Park,
Hazle Township.
The company said it has begun to
recruit 50 new employees and expects
to start production in mid October.
Kluft expects to double the number of
jobs during the initial term of its lease.
Terms were not disclosed.
Kluft is moving operations from the
former Park Place mattress facility in
Denver, Pa.
Local foreclosures slip
The percentage of residential mort-
gages in foreclosure in the Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre area fell between May and
June, but was higher than the state and
national averages, according to a report
by real estate industry analyst firm
CoreLogic. The 3.67 percent local rate
was the lowest since February, but
above the 3.09 percent rate in June
2011.
In June, the 90-day delinquency rate
was 6.77 percent, slightly higher than
in May but otherwise below most re-
cent months.
Both the foreclosure and delinquen-
cy rates had risen in the past few
months after lagging national figures.
More new homes sell
Sales of new homes in the United
States rose 3.6 percent in July to match
a two-year high reached in May, the
Commerce Department said Thursday.
Sales rose to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 372,000.
New home sales have jumped 25
percent in the past 12 months but re-
main well at about half the annual pace
that economists consider healthy.
Refunds for ab ad claims
Four companies marketing the Ab
Circle Pro exercise device have agreed
to pay as much as $25 million in re-
funds to customers to settle federal
regulators charges of deceptive ad-
vertising.
The Federal Trade Commission says
it was deceptive to promise that people
could lose 10 pounds in two weeks by
using the abdominal exercise device for
only three minutes a day. The TV in-
fomercials touted the fiberglass disk
with handlebars and knee rests selling
for $200 to $250.
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BUSINESS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012
timesleader.com
BEIJING Chinas manufactur-
ing activity fell to a nine-month
low in August, a survey showed
Thursday, stepping up pressure on
Beijing for more interest rate cuts
and stimulus measures to revive
growth in the worlds second-large-
st economy.
HSBC Corp. said a preliminary
version of its monthly purchasing
managers index fell to 47.8 from
Julys 49.3 on a 100-point scale
where numbers below 50 indicate a
contraction. It said one compo-
nent, new export orders, fell at its
fastest rate in three years.
The report adds to signs Chinas
economic recovery is taking longer
and will be weaker than initially
forecast due in part to unexpected-
ly weak demand in key U.S. and Eu-
ropean export markets.
To achieve the stated policy
goal of stabilizing growth and the
jobs market, Beijing must step up
policy easing to lift infrastructure
investment in the coming
months, said HSBC economist
Hongbin Qu in a statement with
the report.
Beijing has cut rates twice since
June 1 and is pumping money into
the economy through higher
spending on public works con-
struction. But authorities are mov-
ing cautiously after Chinas huge
stimulus in response to the 2008
crisis fueled inflation and a waste-
ful building boom.
Growth fell to a three-year low of
7.6 percent in the quarter ending
June 30 and analysts who previous-
ly expected a rebound as early as
the start of this year have pushed
back their timeframe for recovery
to the fourth quarter or early 2013.
The Communist Partys growth
target this year is 7.5 percent,
above the low single-digit levels of
the United States, Europe and Ja-
pan but painful for Chinese compa-
nies that are used to high growth.
Companies in industries such as
retailing and shipbuilding say
sales are down as much as 50 per-
cent from a year earlier. Exporters
have been hit by the slump in glob-
al demand for Chinese goods,
which pushed thousands of small
producers into bankruptcy.
Analysts expect at least one
more interest rate cut this year and
other steps to expand lending.
We believe there is a clear need
for and significant likelihood of
further loosening measures from
the government, said Goldman
Sachs economists Yu Song and Yin
Zhang in a report.
China data
prompting
concern
By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES -- The worst drought
in decades has destroyed more than
half the U.S. corn crop, pushing prices
to record levels and squeezing live-
stock owners as they struggle to feed
their herds.
To cope, one Kentucky cattle farmer
has turned to a child-tested way to fat-
ten his 1,400 cows: candy.
Its so hard to make any money
when corn is eight or nine dollars a
bushel, said Nick Smith, co-owner of
United Livestock Commodities in
Mayfield, Ky.
The chocolate and other sweet stuff
was rejected by retailers. It makes up 5
percent to 8 percent of the cattles feed
ration, Smith said. The rest includes
roughage and distillers grain, an etha-
nol byproduct.
The candys high caloric content is
fattening up the cows nicely, Smith
said.
Paul Cameron, who heads a Califor-
nia Cattlemens Association feed com-
mittee, said Smiths candy strategy is
awfully creative but unusual.
There are people that feed vegeta-
bles and potatoes and stuff like that ...
to offset the high price of grains, but
Ivenever heardof that, saidCameron.
Smith, whose cows got a star turn on
the local news, said he is baffled by the
attention. The candy was just tempora-
ry, he said, because workers are har-
vesting his farms corn, some of which
will end up as feed.
Sweet! Cows fed candy to cope with corn prices
By RICARDO LOPEZ
Los Angeles Times
W
ILKES-BARRE The grand
openingof the U.S. Small Busi-
ness Administrationbranchof-
fice couldnt have come at a better time
for state Sen. John Yudichak.
The Democrat from Plymouth Town-
ship along with other elected officials,
representatives of the areas federal law-
makers, bankers and economic develop-
ment officials welcomed the federal
agency to its fourth-floor office in the
Stegmaier building on North Wilkes-
Barre Boulevard and urged it to get to
work getting people back to work. The
agencytookovertheofficeof formerU.S.
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, al-
most a year ago, but furnished it only re-
cently.
The SBA had a local office during the
recovery from Tropical Storm Agnes in
1972. It assisted with the flood recovery
fromTropical StormLee last year, bring-
ing more than $25 million in funding to
Northeastern Pennsylvania, Yudichak
said.
Youregoingtobeacritical part of an-
other important recovery effort, Yudi-
chak said. In the last two years North-
eastern Pennsylvania has led the state
with the highest unemployment rate.
Thats simply unacceptable. Its gotta
change.
The latest data fromthe state Depart-
ment of Labor and Industry reported an
unemployment rateof 9.3percent forthe
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre region in June.
Youre going to help us growthe econo-
myandI hopewecancelebratenext year
and say we are no longer the highest un-
employment rate in the state, he said.
David Dickson, district director of the
SBA for 40 counties in eastern Pennsyl-
vania, acceptedthe welcome andoffered
theagencyssupport. Thelocal officehas
anablemanager inRobert Maximowicz,
a Pringle native, Dickson added.
The U.S. Small Business Administra-
tion, we actually try tohelppeople get fi-
nancing, Dicksonsaid. We help people
get counseling through our resource
partners. We help people get govern-
ment contracts. We help people learn
howtoexport. Wedoall sortsof different
services.
Hepointedtothesuccessof SeanKelly
and Jody McGrail, owners of Sonic res-
taurants in Wilkes-Barre, Hazle Town-
ship and Scranton. The business owners
worked with the SBA on getting started
and growing.
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Local business and political figures watch as Robert Maximowicz, branch manager of the U.S. Small Business Ad-
ministration, officially opens the agencys Wilkes-Barre office Thursday in the Stegmaier building.
SBA gets to work
Agency focuses on business development, jobs
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
What: The U.S. Small Business Adminis-
tration branch office
Where: 7 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Suite 4M
Stegmaier building
Who: Robert Maximowicz, branch office
manager
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NATIONAL FORECAST
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information go to:
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Forecasts, graphs
and data 2012
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 84/59
Average 79/59
Record High 95 in 1936
Record Low 44 in 1973
Yesterday 7
Month to date 172
Year to date 740
Last year to date 658
Normal year to date 488
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was above 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.00
Month to date 2.84
Normal month to date 2.58
Year to date 21.95
Normal year to date 24.20
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 0.38 -0.17 22.0
Towanda 0.23 -0.02 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 2.46 -0.04 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 82-88. Lows: 57-60. Mostly sunny
and warm today. Clear to partly cloudy
overnight.
The Poconos
Highs: 83-87. Lows: 68-72. Expect
abundant sunshine today and mostly
clear skies overnight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 82-87. Lows: 53-64. Sunny to
partly cloudy and warm today. Partly
cloudy overnight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 86-89. Lows: 68-71. Skies will be
mostly sunny today and partly cloudy
overnight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 81-86. Lows: 65-70. Look for partly
sunny skies today. Clouds will increase
overnight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 59/50/.42 57/48/c 61/50/pc
Atlanta 86/70/.00 87/69/pc 87/70/pc
Baltimore 86/64/.00 87/67/pc 85/68/pc
Boston 86/66/.00 82/64/s 79/64/pc
Buffalo 83/57/.00 85/64/pc 87/67/pc
Charlotte 84/64/.00 86/62/pc 86/64/pc
Chicago 91/64/.03 93/74/pc 93/74/pc
Cleveland 85/56/.00 83/65/pc 85/67/pc
Dallas 91/71/.00 93/77/pc 94/77/t
Denver 82/63/.00 86/59/t 83/57/pc
Detroit 85/59/.00 85/68/pc 84/70/pc
Honolulu 85/74/.00 88/74/s 89/74/s
Houston 88/74/.07 90/77/t 93/78/t
Indianapolis 87/61/.00 90/65/pc 90/68/pc
Las Vegas 84/68/.00 96/81/pc 97/81/pc
Los Angeles 73/66/.00 77/64/pc 76/63/pc
Miami 91/80/.00 90/80/pc 90/82/t
Milwaukee 88/66/.00 88/69/pc 87/72/pc
Minneapolis 85/70/.00 88/69/pc 82/66/pc
Myrtle Beach 81/72/.00 86/69/t 84/70/pc
Nashville 92/63/.00 93/67/pc 91/69/pc
New Orleans 87/72/.03 89/74/pc 90/75/pc
Norfolk 80/74/.00 86/69/pc 84/67/t
Oklahoma City 88/69/.00 86/72/t 84/73/t
Omaha 90/68/.00 85/67/t 78/68/t
Orlando 91/72/.00 92/73/pc 90/75/t
Phoenix 92/73/.80 99/83/pc 101/83/pc
Pittsburgh 83/56/.00 88/61/pc 87/60/pc
Portland, Ore. 71/55/.00 75/54/pc 81/57/s
St. Louis 97/67/.00 96/68/pc 93/72/pc
Salt Lake City 88/66/.00 90/65/s 91/67/pc
San Antonio 91/73/.00 95/77/pc 95/77/t
San Diego 76/70/.00 74/67/pc 74/66/pc
San Francisco 66/57/.00 66/55/pc 64/55/c
Seattle 67/58/.00 70/52/pc 77/56/s
Tampa 87/75/.00 92/76/pc 94/75/t
Tucson 88/74/.00 94/72/pc 97/73/pc
Washington, DC 89/70/.00 88/68/pc 86/69/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 70/57/.00 72/57/sh 68/56/sh
Baghdad 108/77/.00 111/82/s 111/80/s
Beijing 84/57/.00 88/63/s 81/69/pc
Berlin 75/54/.00 75/61/r 73/58/sh
Buenos Aires 81/73/.00 53/40/sh 51/35/pc
Dublin 64/55/.00 59/54/sh 62/53/sh
Frankfurt 79/54/.00 78/61/t 74/51/sh
Hong Kong 91/79/.00 88/81/t 87/81/t
Jerusalem 86/66/.02 91/71/s 92/72/s
London 72/55/.00 69/61/r 65/55/sh
Mexico City 72/59/.00 72/51/t 73/56/t
Montreal 81/66/.00 80/57/s 86/64/pc
Moscow 70/48/.00 64/51/c 68/55/c
Paris 75/52/.00 79/64/c 74/53/pc
Rio de Janeiro 84/68/.00 80/61/pc 80/65/s
Riyadh 108/79/.00 106/78/s 106/77/s
Rome 90/70/.00 91/71/s 90/70/s
San Juan 88/79/.12 85/77/t 85/79/t
Tokyo 91/81/.00 89/74/pc 88/76/t
Warsaw 77/55/.00 77/61/pc 77/62/sh
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
89/70
Reading
89/63
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
85/60
86/60
Harrisburg
87/62
Atlantic City
86/70
New York City
89/70
Syracuse
86/59
Pottsville
86/59
Albany
87/60
Binghamton
Towanda
83/60
85/57
State College
86/58
Poughkeepsie
87/60
93/77
93/74
86/59
92/72
88/69
77/64
60/53
88/70
88/49
70/52
89/70
85/68
87/69
90/80
90/77
88/74
59/48
57/48
88/68
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:22a 7:48p
Tomorrow 6:23a 7:47p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 2:18p none
Tomorrow 3:20p 12:03a
First Full Last New
Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 15
Sunny skies and
light winds will
support after-
noon tempera-
tures in the mid
to upper 80s
today. This will
occur sometime
between 3 p.m.
and 4 p.m. The
hottest tempera-
ture on record
for August is 102
set way back in
1918. Slightly
cooler air will
move in over the
weekend along
with more
cloudiness, but I
see only the
slight chance for
a shower each
afternoon. Still,
there is no sig-
nicant rainfall
in sight through
the middle of
next week. By
then the weak-
ened remains of
Isaac may still
be down around
Lousiana or
Arkansas.
Eventually some
of the rain could
reach by next
weekend.
-Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms will develop along a strong cold front advancing
into the Northern Plains today. Expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms from the
Four Corners into portions of the Central Plains, as well. Thunderstorms should also affect much of
Texas and Louisiana, in addition to parts of the Southeast.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Cooling Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Very sunny, very
warm
SATURDAY
Sun,
warm,
shower
80
60
MONDAY
Showers
82
63
TUESDAY
Mostly
sunny
80
63
WEDNESDAY
Sunny,
cooler
75
55
THURSDAY
Mostly
sunny
75
55
SUNDAY
Partly
sunny,
shower
82
60
85
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