The Pittston Dispatch 09-09-2012

WILKES-BARRE, PA $1.
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Italian Americans
choose Adonizio
and Mecadon.
>> PAGE 12
Film crew borrows
Blue Ribbon Dairy
to shoot scenes.
>> PAGE 16
Felittese Festival
concludes today
in Old Forge.
>> PAGE 32
Honorees
selected
Hot lights,
hot fudge
Its all about
the food
COUPON SAVINGS INSIDE WORTH $322.45
Flood of Emotion
Flood of Emotion
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
West Pittston Mayor Tony Denisco talks about the
borough's flood recovery effots one year after the
Susquehanna River devestated much of the
Wyoming Valley. Coverage begins on PAGE 3.
West Pittston Mayor Tony Denisco talks about the
borough's flood recovery effots one year after the
Susquehanna River devestated much of the
Wyoming Valley. Coverage begins on PAGE 3.
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My phone at the Dispatch
rang late one night. Ed Acker-
man, I answered in a way, now
that I think of it, sounds like
Im singing. Which is pretty
funny because I can not sing.
Ed, the caller said in a deep
voice. Its Jim.
Jim?
Yeah, from the funeral home
the other night. You told me to
give you a call.
What Jim did I meet at a
funeral home, I began to ask
myself when Jim burst out
laughing. It was a laugh I knew.
Michael? I said.
Sorry, Dad, I couldnt resist.
And I figured you probably
were at a funeral home in the
past few days.
My son knows me well.
Thats why when he called on
my cell phone Wednesday night
and asked what I was doing and
I answered What I do a lot of,
all he said was, Who?
No one you know, Mike, I
answered, but a guy I really,
really liked.
Sorry, Dad, he said. Ill let
you go.
When you live your entire
life in one place and you get to
my age theres one thing you
can count on: burying a lot of
people. I often say hoping it
doesnt sound flippant that on
almost any given night I am
either attending a viewing, or
missing a viewing I should be
attending.
I know you know what I
mean because I run into most
of you along the way.
The viewing I was standing
in line for when Michael called
Wednesday was the second of
the evening for Mary Kay and
me. And it wasnt the last. We
had just come from the Grazia-
no Funeral Home in Pittston
Township, were in line at P.J.
Adonizios in Pittston, and on
our way to Howell-Lussis in
West Pittston.
We never met the young lady
of our final destination but
Robyn Lynn Walsh, 39, a vic-
tim of a motorcycle accident,
was the daughter of a guy Ive
known most of my life. Robert
Walsh probably doesnt remem-
ber rubbing a snowball all over
my face when I was about 10
years old but it was one of the
most memorable experiences of
my youth. I had been cap-
tured in a snowball fight and
when I took my punishment
like a man, Robert welcomed
me to his team. I know Roberts
entire family, which resulted in
both tears and smiles as we
reunited at this sad, sad time.
Robyns photo with her obitu-
ary illustrated what a beautiful
girl she was which came as no
surprise given her roots. I bet
she was just as beautiful on the
inside too.
Our first stop of the night
was to pay respects to someone
I did know well, Gayle (OMal-
ley) Detato, but forever Gayle
Paradis to me. Gail was only
63. Her brother Mike, who also
died young, was one of my best
friends since grade school and
her brother Ed Paradis is still
one of my favorite people. My
mom and Gails mom were
close friends.
When The Beatles appeared
on Ed Sullivan in 1964, we all
discovered something rather
incredible: Mike Paradis looked
exactly like Paul McCartney,
something that certainly served
him well with the ladies.
Attending her aunts viewing
Wednesday was Mikes daugh-
ter, Christian. Sad circum-
stances aside, re-introducing
myself to all grown up Chris-
tian meant a lot to me. I had not
seen her since she was a tod-
dler.
Then theres the viewing I
was about to attend when my
son called. This was for Mi-
chael Ostrowski who lost a
courageous battle with cancer
at only 61.
Mike was, hands down, the
funniest man I or anyone else
ever met. He knew thousands
of jokes, it seemed, and never
hesitated to tell one. Such was
his reputation that his wife Lois
said the family joked that they
should have placed a banner
across the coffin reading, Did
you hear the one about
As I entered the funeral home
I was taken aback at the sounds
of a song I had not heard in
years: Strange Brew by a
1960s rock band called Cream.
Music? I asked Mary Kay,
who I could tell was wondering
the same thing.
Sure enough, music.
There among the photos of
Mikes life a blonde baby in
short pants, a smiling groom in
a white tux with black piping, a
white-haired professional edu-
cator in a red power tie was
Mikes iPod playing all of his
favorite music. Lois said it was
their kids idea and I thought it
was brilliant. What defines a
persons life better than the
music he loved?
I listened to two or three
songs as I waited to offer my
condolences and just as I reac-
hed the coffin and looked down
at Mikes face, the song that
filled the room was most ap-
propriate, I thought. Its by
Blood, Sweat and Tears and its
called You Made Me So Very
Happy. Mike sure did.
Ed Ackerman, optimist
eackerman@psdispatch.com
What we do all too often
Flood, a year later.........................................3-7
Local Chatter ....................................................8
Fundraiser for cancer survivor......................9
When schools merged....................................10
Italian American awards ................................12
Editorial /Cartoon ...........................................14
Jack Smiles ......................................................15
Nutrition............................................................15
Film shoot at Blue Ribbon.............................16
Peeking into the Past .....................................18
Town News ......................................................30
Sports ..............................................................46
Obituaries........................................................57
Birthdays.........................................................B3
Religion.....................................................B4,5,6
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Tony Denisco stood on the
bank of the Susquehanna on Fri-
day and looked out over the wa-
ter.
Only several months into his
term as West Pittston mayor, he
nearly saw his town annihilated
by the waters that now gently
flow by.
One year later, near the anni-
versary of the devastating flood
of 2011that slammed the Wyom-
ing Valley, he took a deep breath.
This river changed the life of
the citizens of West Pittston for-
ever, he said.
Tens of millions of dollars in
destruction, massive unpaid
cleanup bills and a threat of sus-
pension from the federal flood
insurance program still worry
him.
He blames much on red tape
from Washington D.C. on down,
but he still seems hopeful.
Well get through this, he
said. It may take another year,
or maybe more, but well sur-
vive.
West Pittston still has an out-
standing debris cleanup bill to-
taling $2.5 million.
Pioneer Construction was the
general contractor and they hired
a number of subcontractors.
All these contractors, they
have expenses and have to pay
their own bills, Denisco said. I
worry about them, too.
The fateful day was Sept. 8,
2011, when, inthe wake of Hurri-
cane Irene and Tropical Storm
Lee, the Susquehanna River
crested at 44.6 feet.
A third of West Pittston was
under water, Denisco said.
F LOOD OF 2011 : ONE YEAR L ATER
DON CAREY FILE PHOTO/THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Flooding along the Susquehanna river in West Pittston during the Flood of 2011. .
HIGH-WATER MARK
West Pittston Mayor Tony Denisco points out the high water mark
under the eaves at a home along Luzerne Avenue.
West Pittston and other flooded towns
travel the very slow road to recovery
JOE HEALEY
jhealey@psdispatch.com
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Almost 900 homes and 26
businesses were affected by the
floodwaters. About five busi-
nesses moved out of town, De-
nisco said. Among the homes
628 experienced basement
flooding, 236 first floor flooding
and 16 second floor flooding.
West Pittston has until Dec. 1
to update its flood plain manage-
ment plan or it faces severe sanc-
tions from the Federal Emergen-
cy Management Agency.
The deadline came less than a
week after the agency informed
the borough that it had until Oct.
1 to make required updates or be
placed on probationary status
with the National Flood Insur-
ance Program. FEMA sent a let-
ter to the borough on June 5 that
identified flood plain manage-
ment violations and programde-
ficiencies that must be correct-
ed.
The deficiencies include fail-
ure to manage flood plain devel-
opment in accordance with the
boroughs flood plain program
and lack of adequate record
keeping. Direct violations of the
West Pittstons flood damage
prevention ordinance include
lack of enforcement on substan-
tially flood-damaged structures
following the September,
2011flood. If West Pittston fails
to make progress, the borough
could be suspended from the
program. The result of suspen-
sion is the loss of federally-
backed flood insurance in the
community, meaning that resi-
dents will not be able to purchase
or renew their flood insurance
policies after the suspension oc-
curs, the news release said. Ad-
ditionally, if a flood disaster oc-
curs in a suspended community,
most types of federal disaster as-
sistance for structures within the
Special Flood Hazard Area, in-
cluding federal assistance to in-
dividuals and households, is not
available.
Duryea was number two on
the hit list with 339 homes af-
fected, 108 with basement and
192 with first floor flooding. At
least 12 houses had foundation
damage. The other 39, though
theywere not damaged, are listed
as inaccessible, a FEMA term,
which means they were inacces-
sible during the high water.
Those 39 were on Coxton Road.
Three homes are confirmed as
unsafe.
Duryea Mayor Keith Moss
said the town is slowly coming
back.
We came pretty far, but we
still have about 80 people that
havent come back, Moss said.
And they probably wont.
Moss sees only one good thing
to come out of this disaster: Du-
ryea is now on a fast track to re-
ceive a levee to protect the lower
end from the Lackawanna River.
Ive been pushing for that for
20years, he said, since hes been
on council for 8 years and mayor
for 12 years.
We need a dike. When the
Susquehanna River floods, it
backs up into the Lackawanna.
Thats why we got flooded,
Moss said. We need to be pro-
tected.
Eighty-one properties inGrea-
ter Pittston damaged in the
flooding have been offered
buyouts. If bought out, and as-
suming the property owners
agree to participate, the home on
the property will be razed and re-
main undeveloped forever.
Sixty-seven of the 81 proper-
ties are located in Jenkins Town-
ship.
In Jenkins Township, 91
homes were affected, five base-
ment only, 73 first floor and 13
second floor. Six sustained ma-
jor structural damage. The Sus-
quehanna River tore through the
An abandoned home being bought-out along Susquehanna Avenue in West Pittston.
WATER
Continued fromPage 3
Flood debris is still hung up a pillar beneath the Firefighters Me-
morial Bridge between Pittston and West Pittston.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Duryea Mayor Keith Moss examines a temporary flood wall erect-
ed by the borough after September 2011 flooding.
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A year ago professional musi-
cians BobandSharonOConnell
and their son Ian lived in a char-
ming seven-room, circa 1860
home surrounded by woodwork
and stained glass on Wyoming
Avenue in West Pittston. Today
they live in a cramped FEMA
trailer next door.
OConnell, 69, whogrewupin
the house, said three feet of flood
water effectively wrecked the
first floor. The hardwood floor
and the walls had to be gutted.
OConnell, 68, -- an accom-
plished keyboard player, who
frequently plays with a jazz
quartet at the Jazz Caf in Plains
also lost a 1941 grand piano,
other instruments, a variety of
drums, and computers, with
which he was in the midst of
transitioning into digital music.
His treasured 1958 Hammond
B-3 organ is a survivor. OCon-
nell found a craftsman to save it.
It was restored. It was a pains-
taking job. He had to replace an-
gel hair wiring.
After the flood last September
OConnell and his family lived
in a local hotel until December
when FEMA delivered the trail-
er, one of only three in use in
West Pittston.
To be eligible for a trailer an
applicants home had to be out of
the flood plain on maps drawn
after the1972 flood. OConnells
house, which had water just to
the first floor baseboard in 1972
was just outside the 72 map.
OConnell saidhe has nocom-
plaints about FEMA. He said
they come by once a month to
check and recertify the trailer.
Andas he hadnofloodinsurance
he also got a grant from FEMA
for home restoration. The grant
helps, but it doesnt cover every-
thing, thats why the restoration
is taking time.
He is eligible for the trailer for
18months, thoughhe hopes tobe
out of it before then. Its been
inspected and its all cool, he
said. Were hoping to get back
in by November.
After the flood, stories about
people helping people were le-
JACK SMILES/THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Bob and Sharon O'Connell chat on the porch of their temporary home, a FEMA trailer on their property next to their flooded West Pittston home.
West Pittston musician digs trailer living
Grateful for FEMA help, OConnell hopes to be back in home soon
By JACK SMILES
jsmiles@psdispatch.com
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Heres a backwards flood re-
covery story.
After last years flood Barton
Weidlich moved his business
from a high and dry building in
Pittston to a flooded out building
in Plains.
In July of 2008 Weidlich
opened Sprinkles and Shakes, a
take-out ice cream walk up, in a
100 square foot space on the first
floor of a building he owns at
Mill and North Main streets in
Pittston.
InJulyof this year he reopened
Sprinkles and Shakes at 1306
North River Street in Plains,
which was the site of Randus
Bar BQue before the flood inun-
dated it with eight feet of water.
Weidlich said he had to move
because he was outgrowing his
Pittston storefront. I had no
parking, no seating, no room for
expansion. Even though down-
town Pittston looks incredible it
didnt work its way down to my
end and I couldnt wait.
A few months after the water
went down, Weidlich was driv-
ingtoWilkes-Barre whenhe saw
Randus was for sale. I was driv-
ing by, saw the sign. I knew the
owners. I called, we met. They
thought I was nuts, that I wasnt
100 percent serious until I gave
thema downpayment. Thenthey
were happy to sell it to me. They
knew I was a hard worker.
When Weidlich bought the
800-square foot building in Ja-
nuary it was gutted down to a
concrete floor and cinder block
walls. With the help of friends
and six months of worth he com-
pletely rebuilt the inside and in-
stalled ice cream machines,
coolers and freezers, a flat top
grill, ovens and deep fryers.
With the help of friends, I did
everything myself but the
plumbing. Friends helped me.
They donated their time.
Bill Balchune and Chris Bal-
chune helped me. Bobby Stell
loaned me some equipment. Jer-
ry from Green Valley loaned me
some equipment. I had a lot of
people help me. Its nice to know
people are out there willing to
help.
Weidlich doubled the size of
the deck, or patio as he calls it, to
20 x 40 and built tops for nine ta-
bles.
In Plains, Weidlich is expand-
ing way beyond ice cream. His
ansul systemis about ready to go
and Weidlich expects to soon be
adding sandwiches on Kaiser
rolls, fresh cut fries, pulled pork,
soups, salads, stromboli, foot
longs cheeseburgers, coffee,
New York pastries, breakfast
sandwiches, and Old Forge style
pizza.
He also has plans to install a
drive-through.
Its a lot of work, but hes upfor
it. Its like 2 1/2 jobs. Im here
seven days a week.
Weidlich doesnt let the spec-
ter of another flood affect him.
Hes willing to take his chances
with Mother Nature.
Id do it all over again, he
said. Its a great location. People
love that Im here.
Relocates business to flooded building
Barton Weidlich serves an ice creamcone at his new Sprinkles and Shakes on river Road in Plains.
Moves ice
cream shop
to Plains
By JACK SMILES
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OConnell said even a year lat-
er, people still come by to help.
I still get calls from the Presby-
terian Church. One day I called
them and they thanked me for
calling.
A group of Mormans came to
the house and worked. Friends
pitched in and so did strangers.
I mean skilled workers,
OConnell said. They helped
with things in the house I wasnt
even aware of. These are tremen-
dous people weve been blessed
to come in contact with.
F LOOD OF 201
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1 : ONE YEAR L ATER
Musicians Bob and Sharon O'Connell in their flooded West Pittston home.
Trailer
Patch section of Port Blan-
chard, most of which is on the
list. The Patch is a set-off vil-
lage of 30 homes on Tennant,
Miller, Jennings streets and is
bordered by the Reading and
Northern Railroad bed on one
side and undeveloped wooded
areas on three sides. All the
homes were flooded on the first
floor with water reaching the
second floor in several. The riv-
er tore away foundations, creat-
ed sink holes and collapsed
buildings.
Jenkins Township Supervi-
sor Stanley Rovinski has said
the demolitions will leave no-
ticeable cleared space.
He has several ideas for the
open space, but hes not inter-
ested in another park for the
township. Rovinski said the ar-
ea could be good for a driving
range or chipping green, a dog
park or a community garden.
Other buyouts will include
five in West Pittston and nine in
Exeter Township. In Exeter
Township, 36 single family
homes, one multi-family build-
ing, 37 mobile homes and three
businesses were flooded, a total
of 77. Among the single family
homes damage is listed as ma-
jor in 29, minor in eight, while
five were destroyed. Among
the mobile homes five had ma-
jor damage and 32 were de-
stroyed. Exeter Borough esti-
mates 28-30 homes affected on
Susquehanna Avenue with
basement and first floor flood-
ing.
As West Pittston Mayor De-
nisco stood over the river, two
words stuck out.
Never again, he said. I
pray we never see this sort of
destruction again.
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What are you chattin about? Call 602-0177 or email sd@psdispatch.com and let us know.
Senior Master Sergeant Da-
vidA. Pierson, son of Mrs. Ann
Pierson and the late Joseph R.
Pierson (MSgt.Ret.) was recent-
ly honored at a retirement cere-
mony at Dobbins Air Force
Base, Georgia.
Sergeant Pierson, a graduate
of Pittston Area, began his mil-
itary career in 1983, serving his
country honorably for nearly 29
years, including four years with
the 92ndAerial Port Squadronas
their in-service recruiter. That al-
lowed him to be in the same
building where his father, broth-
er John and cousin Mike also
served with the 92nd.
Segeant Pierson is a geograph-
ic informationsystem(GIS) ana-
lyst andhis last assignment was a
squadron analyst at Eastern
Recruiting, Dobbins Air Force
Base.
Sergeant Pierson is married to
Paula M. Pierson (Covert), RN,
RNFA, CNOR, an orthopedic
surgical manager at Grady Hos-
pital, Atlanta, GA. They have
one daughter, Maria, who is fol-
lowing in her fathers footsteps
by pursuing a degree in geogra-
phy and hopes to become a GIS
analyst in the civilian sector.
After a retirement cruise to
Alaska, Sergeant Pierson pur-
chased an R.V. and will travel,
before seeing what the civilian
sector will offer.
Eagle Scout
William and Laurie Gun-
shore of Harding are proud of
their son Christopher W. Gun-
shore for receiving the award of
Eagle Scout on March 21.
Christopher has been in scout-
ing since the age of five and is
currently in Troop 316, Avoca.
His Eagle Scout Project was a
Public Safety Fair for the com-
munity of Avoca and surround-
ing areas. The Fair included fire
safety with the Avoca Fire De-
partment and their fire and res-
cue trucks.
The Pittston City Fire Depart-
ment featured their Smoke Trail-
er so that children and adults
would knowwhat to do in case of
fire. The Luzerne County Sher-
iffs Department offered I.D.
cards for parents, which includ-
ed their childs picture, finger-
prints andother vital statistics re-
garding their child.
The Sheriffs Department also
hadthe bombanddrugdogs with
their trainers, offering a demon-
stration to the community. The
event was both informative and
fun for everyone.
Christopher was also honored
witha Certificate of Recognition
from the National Society of the
Sons of the American Revolu-
tion. He remains active in scout-
ing and will be receiving the
Bronze Eagle Palm at his candle
light Eagle ceremony on Sep-
tember 27.
Along with Christophers
proud Mom and Dad are sisters
Brittany and Jennifer, relatives
Hayden Hernandez and grand-
mother Marilyn Smith.
Research grant
Lars Johnson, son of former
Pittston residents Lawrence and
Patricia Calabro Johnson and
a senior neuroscience major at
the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor, has been awarded a
research grant to study the acute
and long term Emergency Re-
sponse Measures used in coastal
Chile following major earth-
quakes.
Johnson will be working with
Physical Medicine and Rehabil-
itation doctors, government offi-
cials, NGO representatives and
patients in several major cities.
Funding is provided by the
Global Health Center and the
university and will benefit the
Disaster Acute Rehabilitation
Team. The purpose will be to
compile a training resource for
doctors who voluntarily respond
to such disasters.
Johnson is the grandson of the
late Frank and Amelia Cola-
russo of Pittston and Exeter.
Anniversary
Happy anniversary wishes go
to Patty and Freddie Gubitose
of Pittston who celebrated their
45th wedding anniversary on
September 2.
Happy birthday
Happy birthday wishes go to
Debbie Talipan of Pittston
Township celebrating on Sep-
tember 13; also to Jerry Borow-
icz, Gouldsboro, celebrating on
September 10; Big Gene Guari-
lia, Duryea, celebrating on Sep-
tember 13; and Tina Hagen,
Wilkes-Barre, celebrating on
September 15.
PA grad retires from Air Force after 29 years
West Pittston native Jenn Bell will be included as one of the exhibitors in Peters Valley Craft
Centers 42ndAnnual Fine Craft Fair on Sept. 29 and 39 at the Sussex County Fair Grounds in
Augusta, N.J. ell has made her home and studio in Scranton since graduating from Kutztown Uni-
versity. This will be her second time exhibiting her unique enameled metal wall tiles in this presti-
gious juried art fair. While she is quick to admit that being an artist is, not all glitter and wine, she
has enjoyed dedicating her life to beautifying other peoples surroundings with her tile installations
and never gets tired of seeing people react to them.
JennandPeters Valleyinvite everyone tocome andsee her workinpersonandsayhello. The Fine
Craft Fair is open10 a.m. 5 p.m. on Saturday and10 a.m. 6 p.m. on Sunday, hosts 150 exhibiting
artists, live music and artist demonstrations throughout each day, great food and a kids art activity
area. Admission is $9.00/person.
More information about the craft fair as well as the organization and a $1.00 off coupon can be
found on their websitewww.petersvalley.org. Visitwww.jennbell.comto learn more about Jenns
fabulous work.
WP native to exhibit art work
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Shaking and sweaty, sitting
rigidly in the pilot seat of a plane
gripping the wheel too tightly,
looking out the windshield wait-
ing. Adrenaline starts pumping
as the wheels of the plane be-
come useless in the sky.
Flossie Babiarz is familiar
with this feeling. She experi-
enced it first hand last fall during
an intro flight, a gift froma rel-
ative.
If I could be a pilot, Id be a
pilot, she said.
Flying and controlling a plane
is the most awesome feeling
according to Babiarz.
Control is one thing in the pi-
lots seat of an airplane but quite
another in life. Last May, Bar-
biarz discovered what its like to
have no control whatsoever. Act-
ing on an instinct, her life was
about to change drastically.
Babiarz went for a mammo-
gramlast Februarynot expecting
any issues. She had experienced
no symptoms but said she had
not been examined in six years.
The results showed cancer in
her right breast even though the
surgeonandgynecologist didnot
detect any lumps.
Denial was her first reaction.
I honestlythought theymixed
up my slides with somebody
elses, Babiarz said.
However an MRI scan in May
found three forms of cancer in
her breasts. The two most inva-
sive were in her left breast which
previously was reported cancer
free.
That is what I attribute to sav-
ing my life, said Babiarz refer-
ring to the MRI scan of both
breasts.
Her sisters, Mary Webb and
Ann Caputo, advised her to go to
Fox Chase Cancer Center in Phi-
ladelphia which specializes in
breast cancer. She was diag-
nosed with tubular, lobular and
ductal breast cancer.
At this point Babiarz, a native
of Avoca and current resident of
Old Forge, did not have any sick
time left at workanddidnot want
to take off any more time even
for surgery.
I feel good. You look at me
youd never knowthere were any
signs or symptoms. I can wait,
Babiarz said to her nurse, who
replied, You have invasive
breast cancer in both breasts;
youll be dead by the time you
WORTHY CAUSE
Fundraiser Sunday for cancer survivor
Flossie Babiarz discovered
cancer acting on instinct
By KALIN MULLIGAN
Dispatch intern
Cancer survivor Floss Babiarz of Old Forge looks into a raffle basket donated for a fundraising event
next Sunday.
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ifty years ago, September
not only brought the be-
ginning of the school year,
it also brought the beginning of
the end of the small town public
school systems as they had al-
ways been known.
In 1962 the seven east side
communities surrounding Pitt-
ston City were merged into the
Northeast School District.
Barbara Gatto, then Barbara
Randazza, was in that first
Northeast senior class. The pre-
vious year she hadbeenone of13
juniors at Hughestown High
School. As a senior at Northeast
she was one of more than 200.
It was kind of scary, she said,
I was really nervous. I didnt
knowanybody and I didnt know
what to expect.
The Northeast School District
centered around what had been
Duryea High School. High
school academic, or college
prep, students from the seven
towns Duryea, Dupont, Avoca,
Hughestown, Jenkins Township,
Pittston Township and Yatesville
were bussed to Duryea. Com-
mercial course students went to
Hughestown.
That breakdown made the
transition harder for Gatto as
eleven of her Hughestown class-
mates chose to stay in Hughes-
town as commercial students.
My girlfriend and I were the on-
ly two from Hughestown going
to Duryea, then she quit and I
was the only one.
Gatto said she didnt feel the
Duryea kids looked down on the
kids from the other towns, but at
the same time cliques did evolve
and she didnt have an easy time
making friends.
The Northeast merger was the
result of Act 561 passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature in
early 1961 which mandated
sweeping consolidations of
schools that would have quickly
eliminated hundreds of small
school districts. Act 561 was re-
pealed in 1963 and replaced by
more moderate legislation work-
ing toward the same goal, but
giving the school districts more
time to comply.
But the 1963 lawdid not affect
the Northeast towns, which
jumped in head first right after
the 1961 law took effect. The
merger plan was proposed as a
referendum question on the bal-
lots in the seven towns in general
election of November of 1961.
With the strong backing of state
Rep. James Musto the measure
passed, surprising some local
political pundits.
Northeast Area officially
came into existence on July 1 in
1962, the beginning of the fiscal
year for school districts. North-
east was one of the earliest merg-
ers in the state, and, based on the
number of towns involved, the
biggest.
All 37 of the school directors
fromthe seventowns were onthe
first Northeast school board.
The plan was to reduce the board
as the directors terms expired
and then hold a board election
with a clean slate in 1967.
As Duryea was easily the most
populous of the seven towns and
had the biggest high school
building it became the districts
center, a fact that didnt sit well
with many of the adults and stu-
dents from the smaller towns.
Northeast adopted Duryeas
school colors, blue and white,
and nickname, Wildcats. The
Duryea football coachandmusic
director, Clem Resavage and
Charles Mustinski, were ap-
pointed to the same positions at
Northeast, as were Duryeas su-
perintendent and high school
principal.
While the football team, band
and cheerleaders helped bring
the district together a degree,
they were also a wedge issue for
some of the athletes, especially
those from Avoca, who felt Du-
ryea athletes were being favored.
Gatto quit the cheerleaders for
the same reason.
Over 90 kids turned out for the
first football practice, 45 of them
from Duryea. The band and the
cheerleader squad were also
huge. The home opener, a 7-2
loss to Dunmore on September
21, drew 3,000 fans.
A major logistical hurdle was
busing. Before the merger, stu-
dents excepting a tiny minority
of kids from rural areas of the
townships walked to schools in
their neighborhoods. With the
merger the opposite was true,
only a minority of kids could
walk to school. Making the Du-
ryea and Hughestown buildings
high schools created a domino
effect which forced the busing of
middle, elementary and even
kindergarten kids to other towns.
Predictably, when the North-
east school district opened for
business chaos ensued. Buses
were late, over crowded or no-
shows. In one of many anti-
merger letters to the editor to the
Dispatch, a Dupont mother com-
plained that her seven-year-old
The monster that ate seven towns
Jointures
ended the
small town
school
This illustration on the first two pages of the 1963 Northeast High yearbook shows a map of the newly formed Northeast school district.
By JACK SMILES
Northeast Area officially came
into existence on July 1 in 1962,
the beginning of the fiscal year
for school districts. Northeast
was one of the earliest merg-
ers in the state, and, based on
the number of towns involved,
the biggest.
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Hank Aftewicz, Pharmacy Manager Shannon Hawk, Store Manager
son had to board a bus at seven in
the morning to get to a school
where classes started at 8:15. A
mother fromDuryea toldthe Du-
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time schedules to four different
schools, all of which were di-
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A hastily formed Northeast
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the then unheard of $1.1 million
budget, a large increase in each
case. Pittston Citys school mil-
lage was 35. In West Pittston,
considered the best district in the
area, the millage was 44.
On Sept. 16 the Dispatch pub-
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But there was no turning back.
Northeast lasted four years. For
the 1966-67 year it merged with
Pittston city to form Pittston Ar-
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span of four years the 11 school
districts in the Pittston area had
been reduced to two. State-wide
school districts were reduced
from more than 2,000 to 501.
Barbara Randazza Gatto points to her photo in the 1963 Northeast High yearbook.
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Two prominent Greater Pitt-
ston men are being honored by
the Italian-American Associ-
ation of Luzerne County.
Attorney Girard Mecadon will
receive the organizations Person
of the Year award and Charles A.
Adonizio III will receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Its very gratifying, Adoni-
zio said. I never expected any-
thing like that.
It was a shock, Mecadon
said. I had no idea they were
considering me. I am humbled
and honored.
James Deice, president of the
Italian-American Society of Lu-
zerne County, said the board
looks for outstanding, civic-
minded, well-respected citizens
in the community.
We also look for someone
that is representative of our Ital-
ian heritage, he said. Mr. Me-
cadon and Mr. Adonizio fit that
bill perfectly.
Adonizio played a major role
in the recently-dedicated Home-
town Heroes Memorial at the
Greater Pittston Chamber of
Commerce on Kennedy Boule-
vard.
Having served as the cham-
bers president, Adonizio has
said the chamber building was
over 25 years old and didnt have
a flagpole.
The chamber was in the early
stages of acquiring a flagpole
when, in November 2010, Dale
Kridlo was killed in Afghanis-
tan.
At the time of Dales funeral,
the mayors office sent a memo
out to all businesses to lower
their flag to half mast in honor of
Dale, Adonizio said at the dedi-
cation of the memorial. Need-
less to say, we couldnt comply
with the mayors request since
we didnt have a flagpole.
But the flagpole was just the
beginning and organizers decid-
ed to honor Pittstons fallen he-
roes.
After layout, fundraising and
construction, the finishing tou-
ches were completed a day be-
fore the ceremony while the pro-
ject raised well over the $30,000
goal.
As you can plainly see, this is
truly a community effort, Ado-
nizio said. Speaking personally,
I have never been as proud of this
community as I am today.
The memorial was officially
dedicated on July1, 2012, to U.S.
Army Cpl. Dale Justin Kridlo,
33, who was killed in action.
I TAL I AN-AMERI CAN ASSOCI ATI ON OF LUZERNE COUNTY
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Italian American
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chat at Mecadon's
law office Friday
morning.
ITALIAN
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Mecadon, Adonizio to be
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Nov. 7, 2010 in Afghanistan;
U.S. Navy and PAArmy Nation-
al Guard Lt. Col Richard Joseph
Berrettini, 52, who died Jan. 11,
2008, as a result of injuries sus-
tained in Afghanistan; Pennsyl-
vania State Trooper Joshua Da-
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June 7, 2009, in Monroe County;
Virginia Beach Police Depart-
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2003, inVirginia Beach, Va.; and
Pennsylvania Army National
Guard First Lt. Jeffrey Frank De-
Primo, 33, who was killed May
20, 2008, in Afghanistan. It is al-
so dedicated to Capt. T.J. Hromi-
sin, who was critically injured in
Iraq.
Since1982, Adoniziohas been
the owner of Atlas Insurance
Group founded by his father,
Charles (Cugsy) Adonizio Jr. in
1938. Inadditiontothe insurance
agency, Adonizio established
Atlas Realty in 1988.
He has several professional
designations and has received
the Pennsylvania Association of
Realtors PAR Excellence Club
Award four times in the past six
years. That award is given to less
than 100 of PARs 25,000 mem-
bers annually.
In 2004, both of
Adonizios business-
es received the Small
Business of the Year
award from the Grea-
ter Pittston Chamber
of Commerce.
He is the immedi-
ate past president of
the Greater Pittston
Chamber of Commerce, presi-
dent-elect of the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Association of Realtors,
past director and president of the
Greater Pittston YMCA and a
founding director of Landmark
Community bank.
He is married to the former
Karen Delaney and the couple
has two children.
Mecadon, of Pittston, owns a
lawpractice on Laurel Street and
also is an assistant Luzerne
County public defender.
He earned a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in business manage-
ment from The University of
Scranton in 1987 and received
his law degree from Widener
University School of Lawin De-
laware in 1990.
He is able to practice before
the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania, D.C. Court of Appeals,
the U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania,
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
and the Luzerne County Bar As-
sociation.
Mecadon has over 20 years of
experience in general private
practice, including personal in-
jury, real estate and wills and es-
tate practice.
He is the past president and
chairman of the board of the
Wilkes-Barre chapter of UNICO
National, a member
of the board of direc-
tors of the Greater
Pittston Chamber of
Commerce, a mem-
ber of the Italian-
American Associ-
ation of Luzerne
County and a former
advisory board mem-
ber of Landmark
Community Bank.
He is also the solicitor for
Buck Township, Pittston Town-
ship Zoning Hearing Board, the
Tomato Festival, Pittston Town-
ship Little League and the Pitt-
ston Township Lions Club. He is
a Paul Harris FellowRecipient of
the Plains Rotary and is a mem-
ber of the University of Scranton
Alumni Society.
Mecadon is married to the for-
mer Christa DeVizia.
Adonizio and Mecadon will
be honored at the 35th Annual
Columbus Day Banquet at Ge-
netti Hotel and Convention Cen-
ter on Oct. 7 with cocktails from
5 to 6 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.
with dancing until 10:15 p.m.
Danny Argo and Friends will
perform. Tickets are $35 and
must be purchased in advance.
For reservations, contact Louise
Castellani at 654-6454 or Judy
Deice at 654-7600.
At the banquet, the guest
speaker will be Attorney Joseph
Giovannini of Kingston and the
toastmaster will be Pittston in-
surance agent Leo Sperazza.
Rev. Paul McDonnell was the
2011 Person of the Year and the
Lifetime Achievement Award
was awarded to local business-
woman Pat Stella.
Honors
Adonizio and Mecadon will be honored at the 35th
Annual Columbus Day Banquet at Genetti Hotel and
Convention Center on Oct. 7. Tickets are $35 and
must be purchased in advance. For reservations, con-
tact Louise Castellani at 654-6454 or Judy Deice at
654-7600.
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Two tragic anniversaries are being ob-
served this week. Saturday marked the an-
niversary of the Flood of 2011fromwhich
many local residents have yet to recover.
And Tuesday, of course, marks the anni-
versary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at-
tacks in New York City and Washington,
D.C. We call your attention to two Greater
Pittston events marking the occasions.
Today, Sunday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. the
parishioners of First United Presbyterian
Church of West Pittston will come togeth-
er to worship in the Sanctuary of the
flooded church at 115 Exeter Avenue.
Rev. James Thyren, in a letter last week,
said The pews will be pushed back to the
walls. Comfortable-cushioned-winter-
worship chairs will be arranged in the
center. The pulpit and Communion Table
will be brought in fromtheir refuge in the
nursery. Comfort facilities will be placed
in the parking lot near one of the doors.
Extension cords from our temporary ser-
vice outside will give us power for light
and sound. And we will worship God!
Well thank God for the churches who
welcomed us those first post-flood Sun-
days (First Methodist and Second Presby-
terian), and for St. Barbaras Parish who
welcomed us so kindly to St. Cecilias.
We will express gratitude for the indi-
viduals, organizations and churches who
helped us clean up, fed us, sent donations
and offered prayers and words of encour-
agement. We will bear witness to the
providence of God which has enabled us
to continue to meet our ministry and mis-
sion commitments while maintaining
most if not all of our regular programs,
projects and activities.
There will be a time of fellowship after
worship.
On Tuesday, parishioners of Queen of
the Apostles Parish, Avoca, and the Avoca
Fire Department will pay tribute to the
victims of the September 11 terrorist at-
tacks at their 11th Annual Sept. 11Memo-
rial Mass at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at
St. Marys Church.
Members of local fire and police de-
partments, emergency medical personnel,
military personnel, veterans, Avoca Boy
Scout Troop 316, Cub Scout Troop 316,
Venture Crew 3701, the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Avoca Division; American
Legion Post 607, V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary,
Post 8335; state Rep. Michael Carroll,
former state Rep. Thomas Tigue, borough
officials and bagpipers will process from
the Avoca Fire Department to St. Marys
Church. Following the Mass, there will be
a reception in St. Marys School.
Solemn
memorials
This weekend a few of my friends and I will embark on a
canoe trip down the Delaware River from Smithfield to
Easton, but Im not taking a vacation.
The Protecting and Understanding our Resources and En-
vironment (PURE) water trip will traverse the 35 miles of
Delaware River frontage that the new 17th Congressional
District encompasses. Along the way, well be stopping and
meeting with people to discuss the importance of having a
clean, safe waterway.
Well also be raising awareness of what a devastating
fracking incident could mean to the Delaware Basin. The
Delaware River is the longest river east of the Mississippi
without a dam, allowingfor exceptional fishingandboating.
The rivers pristine quality also makes it a valuable drinking
water source- nearly 15 million people from New York City
to Philadelphia rely on it.
An extraordinary pollution incident would end these uses
of the Delaware, and would be devastating to the economy.
The Poconos $1.5billiontourist industrywouldbe crippled.
While some Pennsylvania lawmakers, like Senator Bob
Casey, are battling hard to protect this natural beauty and
create good Pennsylvania jobs, politicians in Harrisburg are
failing to maximize this resourcesquandering the oppor-
tunitytosave schools andcreate vital infrastructure projects.
Natural gas extraction will be a part of the landscape of
Pennsylvania for some time to come. It is up to our elected
officials to ensure that it does not permanently change that
landscape. I hope that this trip will raise awareness of not
only the beauty of this area, but of the challenges we will
face to preserve it.
Matt Cartwright
Moosic
Candidate for Congress
Candidate to take canoe trip on Susquehanna
OUROPINION
YOUROPINION
Everyone is invited to attend the Penn State hockey
team vs. American International game on Saturday,
October 13, at 7:00 p.m.
This event will take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena
at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre.
All tickets are $10.00 each.
The reservation deadline for tickets is September 21.
Checks are payable to Penn State and can be mailed
to your local Penn State Campus representative.
The Campus representatives are: Carole Shearer,
chs14@psu.edu (Penn State Hazleton), Patty Shoener,
pts11@psu.edu (Penn State Schuylkill), Karen Brace-
Hodle, klb14@psu.edu (Penn State Wilkes-Barre), or
Deborah Johnson, dxj7@psu.edu (Penn StateWor-
thington Scranton).
Come out to cheer the team and have some fun.
Christina DeAlba
Pittston
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Today I turn this spot over to my daughter
Sadie a film major at Penn State. Its funny, but I
just dropped her off at her freshman dorm, like
yesterday I think it was, and today shes a senior.
I dont have a picture of her handy, but its ok
because theres that picture of me and she looks
just like me except shes a girl, 43 years younger,
has long brown hair and smooth skin.
Anyway, as I was saying, shes a film major at
Penn State and that means she watches films all
day, then sits around and talks about them and
for that we pay 20 grand.
She did an intership at WPSU, the Penn State
Public Radio station.
At the end of her in-
tership she wrote and
read on the radio an
essay about being a
film major.
The essay then ap-
peared on the editorial
page of the Centre
County Daily Times
and now it appear
here.
Most of you who
read this will probaba-
ly wind up thinking
Sadie is a better writer
than I am.
Her essay is called:
This I believe/Studying film and finding human-
ity.
This I believe: Studying film and finding
humanity
I believe in silent films, in talkies, in grainy
foreign documentaries. I believe in the Marx
brothers, Doris Day, John Wayne, even Tom
Cruise.
When I entered Penn State three years ago, I
was pursuing a major in journalism. To fulfill an
international credit, I took a class in French cine-
ma. What began as a string of mandatory view-
ings quickly became an obsession. Id watch our
weekly film and do a quick write-up.
For most students in the introductory-level
class, the work stopped there. For me, Id hit the
tip of an academic iceberg. I ventured to the
library and took out five books at a time on every
cinematic topic I could imagine. I read about
silent film stars, Chilean cinema and aesthetic
theory.
The following semester, I was no longer a
journalism student. I became a student of cine-
ma. I took classes on any topic I could, from
Hitchcock to film production. Writing 12-page
midterms on the color palette of a single scene
was not a chore, but a pleasure. I was consumed
by the excitement of finding my passion. I dedi-
cated my academic career to the incredible and
ever-expanding field of cinema study.
Whenever I tell people that Im a student of
film, I get bombarded with questions about my
future Will you be the next Spiel-berg? Are
you moving to California to write a blockbuster?
My answer seems foreign to many. I have no
interest in forging a career in filmmaking. In-
stead, I want to pursue an academic degree in the
theory behind films. I
want to study films
and their relationship
to society, economics,
culture and self-iden-
tity. I want to study
why certain visual
cues, like bright lights
or cold colors, mean
something significant
when you place them
on a silver screen.
I believe in the
movies and the aca-
demic study of them
because I believe that
cinema has a power
that no other art form
can utilize.
Films entertain an audience while simultane-
ously showing them a representation of the world
around them. In this situation, a filmmaker be-
comes a master manipulator. He can change
visuals or narrative peaks to teach an audience
something about themselves. Many people imag-
ine films as little more than an entertaining hour
or two, but I find that there is a broad world of
philosophy involved in the movies, one that I am
constantly drawn to.
One of my favorite films is The Truman
Show by Peter Weir. In it, the title characters
entire life is filmed for a reality-TV show, and he
has no idea. I imagine that our experiences are
similar, but less directly so. Movies imitate the
world of the viewer. Studying cinema is like
studying humanity.
I believe in film as a meticulous representation
of a worldview that can delight and inform any-
one, from a seasoned viewer to someone trying
to fill a general education credit.
I believe in the movies.
Sadie Smiles lives in State College. Her essay
aired on WPSU.
She watches at least one movie every day.
JACKSMILES
This I Believe: Studying
film and finding humanity
By Sadie Smiles
School is starting and life is getting hectic and when it hits the
weekend, it is time to get the groceries for the upcoming week. Some
may put this off, but these helpful tips will help you want to get to the
grocery to get what you need and fast!
Many people put grocery shopping off because it takes so much of
their time, going up and down every aisle. The first tip is to make a
list. By making a list, you can avoid aisles and move along more
quickly in the store, getting to the check-out line faster. If you do not
make a list, temptations are going to pull you into buying more than
you need, causing you to spend more money.
This leads in to the second tip: avoid grocery shopping when hun-
gry. Not onlyis everythinggoingtolookgood, but youare goingtobe
more likely to put what looks good into your basket. More food dol-
lars will be spent, and you may even waste the food you purchased
because you bought too much.
A third tip for grocery shopping is to shop the perimeter of the
store. Most aisles containfoods that have beenhighlyprocessed, con-
taining more sugar, fat, sodium, and calories. Of course, some items
like your whole grains, low-sodium canned vegetables, and 100%
juices will be down these aisles, and therefore, you will need to travel
down themif you purchase these items. Just remember, stick to what
you need.
Always remember tolookinyour local newspaper or evenonline to
get the best savings you can on items you need. Key words: items you
need. Just because something is on sale or that you have a coupon,
does not mean you have to buy it. Looking for coupons for items that
younormallyuse is a goodshoppingtiptohelpyousave moneyat the
check-out and be able to purchase what you need in the future.
The fifth and final tip is to aim at buying the freshest and whole
form of the foods that you can. The fresher the food item, the more
nutrients are available. However, frozen fruits and vegetables provide
just as much, if not more nutrients thanthe fruits andvegetables avail-
able for purchase per pound.
Following some simple grocery shopping tips can save money at
the grocery store. Do you homework first and see howmuch you can
save.
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and the diversity of its workforce.
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1 cup orzo
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice
Boil orzo in chicken broth for 7 minutes. Drain if liquid remains.
Cool. Rinse tomatoes, drain, slice in half. Toss cooled orzo with to-
matoes, red onion, and seasons. Mix together vinegar, oil, honey and
lemon juice. Pour liquid over orzo mixture. Refrigerate to eat cold.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
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Penn State Cooperative Extension
Tips for grocery shopping
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(570) 825-1701/602-0600. Fax (570) 825-1709. mre2@psu.edu.
Today I turn this spot over to my
daughter Sadie a film major at Penn
State. Its funny, but I just dropped
her off at her freshman dorm, like
yesterday I think it was, and today
shes a senior.
I dont have a picture of her handy,
but its ok because theres that pic-
ture of me and she looks just like me
except shes a girl, 43 years younger,
has long brown hair and smooth skin.
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Lights.
Camera.
Rocky Road?
Hollywood collided with West
Pittston last week when Blue
Ribbon Dairy on Exeter Avenue
became the set for a full-length
independent feature film.
Jessica Caldwell, producer of
the filmAWOL, and her crewset
up shop at the popular ice cream
parlor on Wednesday.
The films about a girl from
this area who loses her summer
job, Caldwell said. She cant
find another job, so she joins the
Army.
The scene in the ice cream
shop is where the girl works, but
is subsequently fired.
The writer and director of the
film is Deb Shoval of Kingston.
The screenplay was co-written
by Korolina Waclawiak.
The production is using actors
from Los Angeles and New
York, but nobody too famous,
yet, Caldwell said.
The film is based on a short
film Caldwell did while in col-
lege, also called AWOL.
That film premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival in Park
City, Utah, in January 2011,
where it won awards from Ko-
dak, Technicolor and Women in
Film.
Ann Sorick, owner of Blue
Ribbon Dairy with her husband,
Ken, said she was skeptical at
first.
When its your business, you
have to be careful. But we
checked out the producer and we
were impressed with her re-
sume, Sorick said. So we
agreed.
She said a cast and crew of
over 50 people were part of the
production and took over the
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A production crew member sets up a light at the Blue Ribbon Dairy in West Pittston Wednesday evening as they prepare to filma scene for the movie 'AWOL.'
A different scoop
Independent film crew takes over Blue Ribbon Dairy for a night
JOE HEALEY
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store and parking lot for about 7
hours.
She had to empty out some
freezers and turn them off be-
cause the background noise was
causing some sound issues.
Everybody was so profes-
sional and polite, she said. It
was a positive experience for ev-
eryone. And when they left, it
was like they were never there.
Sorick said she and her daugh-
ter, Kiki, were extras in the film.
Some of her teen workers also
showed up to be extras, but Sor-
ick sent them home after 10:30
p.m. because it was getting too
late.
This is Cald-
wells second
feature film.
Her first fea-
ture film pro-
duction Elec-
trick Children
premiered at
the 2012 Berlin
Film Festival
and SXSW
2012. It is set
for release in
November, she
said.
It will have theatrical distribu-
tion in the United States and
abroad.
Caldwell said working in the
Wyoming Valley is great.
We love it here, she said.
Everyone is so wonderful and
helpful. Were having a lot of fun
working on this.
The production crew is film-
ing in the area for two weeks and
will be back in December for an-
other two weeks.
Theyll be shooting at the Lu-
zerne County Fair, the Luzerne
County Community College,
Misericordia University and oth-
er locations in Kingston, Wilkes-
Barre, Dallas and Exeter.
As a producer, Caldwell said
she has a myriad of duties, in-
cluding hiring a cast and crew,
obtaining proper permits, sched-
uling and budgeting.
Originally from Orrs Island,
Maine, Caldwell is nowbased in
New York City. She was the
youngest person admitted to Co-
lumbia Universitys Graduate
Film Program at the age of 20.
While at Columbia, she pro-
duced 11 short films on location
in Ireland, England and various
locations in the United States.
Scoop
Co-Existing Films production crew sets up their equipment at the Blue Ribbon Dairy in West Pittston for filming a scene in the movie
'AWOL' on Wednesday.
Kiki Sorick of West Pittston, right, shows actress Lola Kirke how to dip ice
creambefore filming for the movie 'AWOL' at Blue Ribbon Dairy.
Blue Ribbon Dairy co-owner Ann Sorick, right, talks
with 'AWOL' producer Jessica Caldwell before filming.
The production crew sets up lights and cameras at Blue
Ribbon Dairy.
Theyll be
shooting at
the Luzerne
County Fair,
Luzerne Coun-
ty Community
College, Mi-
sericordia
University.
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In 1974, what did
Sam Bouncer
Lombardo figure he
had accumulated over
two and a half million
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1954 58 years ago
Pittston Police Chief Patrick OBrien
was in a standoff with certain city busi-
ness proprietors.
In early August, city officials ordered
the removal of pinball machines from
businesses after parents complained the
games were being used by children as
gambling devices. By September, busi-
ness owners retaliated by re-installing
the machines, claiming the games were
for entertainment purposes only and if
pressured again would obtain an in-
junction against the city.
Chief OBrien enlisted the help of
City Solicitor J. Justin Blewitt to study
the matter. Chief OBrien warned busi-
ness owners that, if the legal opinion
favors the previous action taken by po-
lice, Ill be down there before the ink is
dry on the opinion and have the pinball
machines dragged out of every estab-
lishment.
In 1951, The Johnson Act focused on
the shipment and use of gambling devis-
es such as pinball machines. At the time,
the only pinballs used for gambling were
the one-ball horserace games. The
advent of the flipper games made
amusement pinballs less likely to be
outlawed as gambling devices due to
their increased skill factor and, there-
fore, not seen as a problem under the
Johnson Act.
Wyoming Borough received a record
collection of $150 in a 30-day period for
building permits. Prior to the windfall,
officials were certain they were not
receiving proper revenue from new con-
struction and renovations being perform-
ed throughout the borough. Council
enacted penalties for those who failed to
comply with a new ordinance requiring
permits be obtained in a timely manner.
City employees also helped notify the
chief of police if they witnessed any
type of work being performed without a
permit.
The Comerford Theater Company
made a decision to keep the Palace and
Roman theaters open. The Palace was
set to close its doors on Sept. 4, 1954
and the Roman shortly after. Requests
from local residents and the Avoca In-
dustrial Board convinced the company
to delay its decision. Borough officials
hoped the threat of the closings would
bring more patrons to the theaters. Su-
san Slept Here starring Dick Powell
and Debbie Reynolds was playing at the
Roman while Black Horse Canyon
was screened at the Palace.
The Sunday Dispatch Inquiring Pho-
tographer asked, Should parents work
out a program in order that television
will not interfere with their childrens
school work?
Dominick Babe Delconte, of
Hughestown, answered, Parents should
work out a plan, TV should play a sec-
ondary role to education.
Patrick Sweeney, of Pittston, added,
Homework should be completed then
9:30 should be the deadline for televi-
sion viewing.
Albert Leonard, of Pittston, said, I
have no children, but all I can say is
there is a time for television and it
should be limited to its proper place.
1964 48 years ago
The third annual banquet of the Grea-
ter Pittston Teen-Aged Baseball
League was held. Thomas Breymeier,
league president, and Michael Zapko,
vice president, presented jackets and
trophies to the team members. Over 250
people attended the ceremonies at the
Moosic Community Center.
The Liberty National Bank team
captured the all-season championship of
the Pittston Little League. Members of
the team were Michael Garzella (newly
named Pittston Area superintendent),
Joe Guarneri, Ron Tribendis, Ken
OBrien, Billy McDade, Gene Sper-
razza, James Bilbow, Ted McCabe,
John Morreale, Frank Aruscavge,
Ralph Tribendis, Marty Walker, Fran
Voveris and Mike Capizzi.
Detatos on North Main Street, Pitt-
ston advertised frying chickens for 27
cents per pound and a slab of bacon
for 39 cents per pound. Cohen Brothers
Clothing Store on North Main charged
$12 for all weather teen coats, $3.99 for
slacks and $5.95 for jackets. Boys
sports shirts were $1.98 to $2.49 at Pen-
neys and A Hard Days Night played at
the Comerford Drive-In in Dupont.
1974 38 years ago
Barbara Ann Coyne, of Exeter,
joined the Exeter Little League team but
could only keep statistics and serve as a
batgirl until a ruling in 1974 by the New
Jersey Superior Court, which led to the
admittance of girls into Little League
programs and allowing them to play. In
1972, Maria Pepe, a young New Jersey
girl, attracted the attention of The Na-
tional Organization of Women after
being asked to leave a team she had
played on because of the belief only
boys should be able to play on Little
League teams. The organization cham-
pioned Marias cause, which lead to the
ruling. Following the passing of rule,
managers of Coynes team, Wagner
Fuel, decided to use her as a pinch hitter.
The team finished with a 16-2 record.
Sixteen young women graduated from
the Pittston Hospital School of Nursing.
In a program opened by an organ recital
performed by Mrs. Joanne Herron, Dr.
Dominick Stuccio president of the
medical staff led a procession of the
nurses in crisp white uniforms and caps
into the Wyoming Area High School
Auditorium. Director of Nursing Ro-
semary Zurla and Assistant Director
Grace Cosgrove presented school pins
to the graduates. Hospital Administrator
Esther Tinsley presented special awards
to Mary Elizabeth Kowalewski, Linda
Rooney, Joan Hetro, Barbara Stella
and Susan Tomashunas Timonte. Oth-
er members of the graduating class were
Jane Missett, Teresa Grohoski, Cyn-
thia Macuga, Shirley Chesslock
Heppding, Linda Phillips, Grace An-
zalone, Jeanine Miranda Loftus, Ma-
ry Laura Gavigan, Phyllis Rincavage,
Mary Frances Stuccio and Linda
Shaffer.
Pittston Hospital opened in 1893 on a
modest budget. Helen Castro was the
first director of the nursing school that
opened in 1903. Tinsley took over in
1913 and quickly earned the reputation
of a hands-on administrator. She re-
tired in 1974.
1984 28 years ago
Officials and residents of Exeter were
preparing to celebrate the boroughs
Garzella on champion LL team in 64
Peeking
into the past
With Judy Minsavage
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M
ichelle (Slezak)
Schulze made a prom-
ise, a promise that she
would continue to fight against
the disease that took her baby
boy from her.
Liam Christopher Schulze
was diagnosed with Hemopha-
gocytic Lymphohistiocytosis or
HLH on March 26, 2009.
HLH is a
highly fatal
blood disorder
and the only
chance for a
cure is high
doses of che-
motherapy, ste-
roids and a
bone marrow
transplant.
Liam was di-
agnosed at the
tender age of 14
months. He
first became ill
at four months
of age but went
misdiagnosed
for 10 months.
He finally underwent treat-
ment at Cincinnati Childrens
Hospital, the leading center for
the treatment of HLH. Unfortu-
nately, 41 days after a bone mar-
L I AM S L I GHTHOUSE
Pittston native helps fund research in sons memory
Liam Schulze lost his life to blood disorder HLH in 2009
SUBMITTED PHOTO
From left, Dr. Kim Risma,
Liam's grandmother Rose Ann
Podminick, Liam's mother
Michelle Slezak, HLH expert Dr.
Lisa Filapovich and HLH physi-
cian and researcher Dr. Michael
Jordan, at check presentation
in Liam's memory.
See LIAM'S LIGHTHOUSE, Page 26
41 days after
a bone mar-
row trans-
plant, Liams
little body
could not
fight anymore
and he passed
away on Sept.
9, 2009 in his
mothers
arms.
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L
uckily for folks in the
Avoca area Bill Renfer is
not driving a school bus.
Its not that hes a bad driver, but
hes a better kielbasa maker.
Renfer, 62 and a Suscon native
and 1968 St. Johns high school
graduate, retired last year after a
career in the food industry that
led him, with stops in between,
from Bevaco in Pittston to Kan-
sas where he was vice president
of sales for a large food whole-
saler.
I came back from Kansas to
retire, Renfer said. I was going
to drive a school bus for a part
time job. I had to go through
schooling and I met Kent Bratlee
at the school. He was learning to
drive, too, and he was looking to
sell his business, Valley Meat
and Deli.
That was a year ago and now
Renfer and his wife Ginger a
Florida native whom he met
when he was the manager of
Shadowbrook in Tunkhannock
where she was a part-time wait-
ress are celebrating a year in
business together at Valley Meat
& Deli and loving it.
We love the business, Renfer
said. We love our customers.
We have a passion for treating
people right.
The Renfers have developed a
loyal following of customers in-
cluding TomMcLaughlin. Tom
comes in at 5:45 every Sunday
morning, Renfer said, opens
the bundles of papers and puts
themonthe displayracks. I make
the coffee and we shoot the
breeze. He says, if Im not here
Im either in OMalleys funeral
home or the hospital.
One of Renfers steady cus-
tomers, whom he knows as Mr.
Crawford, brought hima vintage
milk bottle from the old Renfer
Dairy in Hughestown. The own-
er of that dairy, Howard Renfer,
was Bills uncle.
Mr. Crawford is an example of
the steady customers who like to
order the same sandwich or hoa-
gie for lunch. I dont know all
their names, Renfer said, but I
know what they want when they
walk in the door.
GREATER PI TTSTON BUSI NESS
How bus driving school
drove a deli business
Renfers celebrating first anniversary
at Valley Meat & Deli in Avoca
By JACK SMILES
Valley Meat & Deli owner Bill Renfer stands outside of his store at
629 Main Street in Avoca.
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The Renfers sell Boars Head
meats and cheeses. They make
hoagies and breakfast sandwich-
es, their own kielbasa, sausage,
salads and coleslaw, which is
gaining a strong following. They
also cut chops, steak and chicken
to order.
Customers are king to us and
I believe that the close bonds you
gain with people show that
theres always a market for this
business, Renfer said. We real-
ize that its not by our might but
by Gods might that we are suc-
cessful. My family is my rock
and without strong faith and love
we wouldnt be where we are to-
day.
Renfer has six adult children
and nine great grandchildren.
Renfer believes you really can
go home again. I always knew I
would come back to the area and
I feel like youre never too old to
start over.
Valley Meat & Deli is at 629
Main Street in Avoca. Phone:
457-0488.
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8-4;
Saturday, 8-3; Sunday, 7-1.
Correspondent Matthew Po-
well contributed to this story
BILL TARUTIS
Valley Meat & Deli owner Bill Renfer, left, shows off his meat display case to customer Angelo Torres
who came in for hoagies at lunchtime at the store in Avoca.
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Valley Meat & Deli owner Bill Renfer slices up some hamat his
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A free drawing of Harvest
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4.
The winners are: Golombs
Farms, Ann Thomaskunis; Dy-
monds Farms. Shirley Grabow-
ski; Braces Orchards, Marilyn
Jacobs; Paul Plum, Jean Simko;
Bruces Relishes, Carolyn Jen-
kins; Rebas Popcorn, Alex Ja-
cobs; JimBusaccos Print of Pitt-
ston, Anita Booyanowki.
The Pittston Farmers Market
is held every Tuesday from 10
a.m. until 1 p.m. on Main Street
across from Open Space. Free
parking is available on the Pitt-
ston Tomato Festival lot adjacent
to the Pittston firehouse.
The market runs through No-
vember.
Winners of
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The Pittston High School
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versary class reunion at Brews
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first row, are Josephine Talipan
Katz, Judy Martin Juselius, Ellen
Lucas Magalski, Josephine Am-
ico Fahey, Roseanne Favata Co-
luccio, Peggy OBoyle Russo,
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Wachs, Anthony Giardina, Dr.
Joseph Barrette, Michael Viola,
Francis Mulhern, Gregory Mar-
ranca, Charles Aquilina, David
Morgan, Sandra Tribbet Peck,
Anthony Marranca, William
Roat, Raymond Savokinas, An-
thony Schifano, Joseph Smith
and Henry Casper.
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resident Picchini taking
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Mayor Andrew Mauriello
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Castellani made a request for
volunteers to help with setting
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members Judi Danko, Ann
Mooney, Lynda Hyzenski,
Fran Fumanti, James Smut-
ko, Joe Dano, Bob Hyzenski,
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The boroughs early history
began in 1874 when Captain
Solomon Strumer of West
Pittston secured a fourteen-acre
tract of land and divided it into
lots. The new village, named
Strumersville, rapidly grew.
After a time, members of the
small community succeeded in
their efforts to withdraw from
Exeter Township and 10 years
after the first resident Thomas
McNeil purchased the first lot,
Exeter Borough came into
existence.
Answer
Sam Bouncer Lombardo,
manager, dispatcher and cab
driver for the Greater Pittston
Taxi Company, figured he had
driven over two and a half mil-
lion miles during his time as a
cab driver. Sam started his
career in 1941 with the Sullivan
Taxi Company and then with
Pittston Taxi after Sullivan
merged with Roman Cab. Lom-
bardo, who was the first man to
be drafted from Pittston during
World War II, rose at 5 a.m.
daily to arrive at work by sun-
rise. With dedication and con-
sideration, he assisted residents
in traveling to their destina-
tions, handling up to 500 calls
per day.
A man may do an immense
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Father Strickland, 1863
Peeking
are 50.
Babiarz, at age 47, had a bilat-
eral mastectomy which took four
hours for the removal and six
more for reconstruction. To de-
crease the risk of infection, the
surgeon used Babiarzs own tis-
sue from a tummy tuck.
You have to do what you have
to do to survive, she said.
Babiarz said she has an exten-
sive support team from her sis-
ters, to her brother Andy Ba-
biarz, to her team at Fox Chase.
She also said her guardian an-
gel Steven has helped guide her.
Believe me you need an army
of people, she said.
Her family has been driving
her to her appointments in Phila-
delphia and helping her recover.
To help with her medical and
living expenses, Babiarzs rela-
tives and friends have planned a
fundraiser for Sunday, Sept. 16.
It will be held in the Greenwood
Hose CompanyinScrantonfrom
1 to 5 p.m. with DJ Joe Butera
providing entertainment.
A silent auction will be held
for an hour-long intro flight, the
same pilot experience Bar-
biarz herself enjoyed last fall.
Several restaurants are donating
food.
Baked goods will be available
for purchase. And more than 30
baskets, donated fromnumerous
restaurants, family and friends,
will be raffled off.
For tickets or more informa-
tion, call 570-814-8241 or 570-
335-1859.
Survivor
rowtransplant, Liams little body
could not fight anymore and he
passed away on Sept. 9, 2009 in
his mothers arms.
Michelle has since founded
Liams Lighthouse Foundation
in her sons memory.
I need to continue the fight he
no longer could, Michelle said.
The foundation focuses on in-
creasing awareness of HLH and
other histiocyt-
ic disorders as
well as raising
money for
much-needed
research.
There is little
government
funding for re-
search because
HLH is desig-
nated as an or-
phan or rare
disease. Mi-
chelle has be-
come aware of
more and more
children and adults affected by
this disease so its hard for her to
accept the disease is still consid-
ered rare.
Dedicated volunteers of
Liams Lighthouse Foundation
have worked hard to raise money
for research and Liams Light-
house Foundation recently an-
nounced the funding of its first
research grant to Cincinnati
Childrens Hospital Medical
Center (CCHMC) in the amount
of $100,000 over the next two to
three years for the research of
gene therapies for HLH.
This is whyI continue topush
so hard to help make this hap-
pen, Michelle said. This is why
we continue to need support in
all of our fundraising efforts.
After meeting with research-
ers at CCHMC, Dr. Michael Jor-
dan and Dr. Kimberly Risma, I
tried to put myself in their
shoes, she added.
You start working on cutting
edge research toward a cure, you
get so excited and motivated to
keep going and then you find out
you have run out of money and
need to put everything on hold
until the next donation or grant
comes through. Its like a slap in
the face over and over again.
They work so hard applying for
grants and trying to keep the re-
search moving forward and I
now see more than ever how im-
portant this is. I have never been
more motivated and more pas-
sionate to fund research than I
am right now.
Michelle believes Liam is
shining his light to guide her in
making a difference in the world
of Histiocytosis.
I remember the day we pre-
sented CCHMC with our dona-
tion and looking into Liams old
roomon A5N, seeing a beautiful
bald child sitting in his place and
thinking to myself, I want to give
that child so much love, Mi-
chelle said.
I want to change the outcome
for HLH patients and to help
those kids that I now see strug-
gling. My goal is to help make
that difference. Liam is making
that difference. Im just doing
the work for him down here.
Liams Lighthouse
Liams Lighthouse Foundation will host its fourth annual memorial golf
tournament in honor and memory of Liam Schulze on Sept. 16 at Sand
Springs Country Club, Drums. All proceeds will help fund the research
grant at CCHMC. Registration is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. followed by
a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
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Class of 1960 enjoyed its 52nd
anniversary reunion on Saturday,
Aug. 25. Forty-eight classmates
and 25 guests gathered at the
Hughestown Hose Company for
a day of renewed friendships,
conversation, dancing with mu-
sic by Danny Argo and Friends
and food. Fromleft, first row, are
John Rossi, Tino Turco, Bob
Jenkins, Tony Alba, Sam Fari-
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ris, Sam Ristagno. Second row,
Josie Alaimo Delucia, Pat Insa-
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Salci, Ann Hrobak, Dorothy
Butera Satkowski, Conni Pior-
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Vincent. Third row, Jerry
McKitish, Theresa Stuccio Gra-
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rothy Evans Kasson, Carmella
Giarratano Sames, Jean Zanta
Semyon, Laneda Weir Alba,
Rose Ann LaMarca Maholski,
Nora Castellino Devine, Santina
Argento, Jim Darbenzio, Mike
Lombardo. Fourth row, Mike
Kirkpatrick, Chas Volpetti, Ri-
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John Scalonge, Dr. Richard Mi-
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Fath, SamPolit, JimKelly, Char-
les Borocci, Ralph Toole, Ky
Amico, John Giambra, Ken
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The lower level of the Pittston
Memorial Library houses many
volumes and books that will be
on sale at the annual Fall Festival
sponsored by the Pittston Me-
morial Friends of the Library
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-
day, Sept. 15. Childrens books,
adult fiction and nonfiction
books, tapes, CD and more are
available. The books are on
shelves according to the last ini-
tial of the author making it con-
venient to look for favorite au-
thors.
Janet Delaney is chairing the
book sale and is assisted by Eva
Mae Falcone, Maria Capolarella
Montante, Ann Marie Conroy
and Ann Teresa Engleman.
Other features of the festival
are the annual bake sale, chaired
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Bertoli: flea market, chaired by
Ellen Mondlak, and Ann Simko;
fall basket raffle, Marlene
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vendors, Patricia Joyce.
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McHale, Donna Michalec, knit-
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flavors of popcorn; Susan Seitz-
inger, tea cozy and rice paper;
Marilyn Currey, jewelry,
scarves, sunglasses; James Bus-
sacco, photos and prints of Pitt-
ston.
Astory time by Mother Goose
will be presented at 11 a.m. for
the children.
Funds raised at the fall festival
are used for children and adult
programs during the year.
Brenda Lispi, president, is
honorary chairperson.
Information regarding the fes-
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the Pittston Memorial Library at
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because it takes taken fairy tales
from the Andrew Lang collec-
tion from the early 1900s and
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music in todays mainstream
media.
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Tickets: $12
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A Thousand Years: Directed
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The Golden Branch: Directed
by Margaret and Katie Roarty
The Highway Man: Directed
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The Brave Little Seamstress:
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p.m.
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Phoenix
In June of last year, Eric
Speicher, a West Pittston boy,
and 8th grade student at Wyom-
ing Area, was diagnosed with
Ependymoma, a type of malig-
nant brain tumor. He immediate-
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ation treatments at Childrens
Hospital in Philadelphia. Last
March, it was discovered that the
tumor reoccurred. Eric recently
had a second surgery and is cur-
rently receiving treatment at
Sloan Kettering Hospital in New
York.
To help defray the costs of Er-
ics medical treatment and the
families travel needs, friends of
the Speicher family are sponsor-
ing a Motorcycle Ride and Pic-
nic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today
Sept. 9. It is fun for the whole
family with a motorcycle ride
beginning at 11 a.m. at Four Sea-
sons Golf Course in Exeter and
ongoing family picnic AT THE
SAME LOCATION with food,
drink, raffles, childrens activ-
ities and live entertainment.
Music by Headlock, Stealing
Neil, and DJ Joe Berman.
Day of the event (at-the-door)
registration for ride will start at
10 a.m. $25 to ride this includes
t-shirt and wristband for food
and drink, $18 for passengers.
Non-riders T-shirts for the
event are $12 for AS, AM, AL,
AXL and $15 for AXXL
Picnic wristbands are $10 and
include food and drink.
Dozynki/Harvest Festival
The Holy Mother of Sorrow
PNCC Church will hold its 36th
Annual Dozynki/Harvest Festiv-
al from 11 a.m. to dusk today,
Sept. 9 at the church grounds.
The blessing of the Harvest
Wreath will take place in the
church at 2 p.m. Music will be
performed by Joe Lastovica and
the Polka Punch Band from 3 to
6 p.m. Ethnic foods, and hot
dogs and burgers will be availa-
ble, as well as a farmers market,
baked goods stand, Chinese
Auction, 50/50 Bingo Big Raf-
fle with monetary prizes, arts
and crafts and a childrens and
youth stand.
Lithuanian Knights to meet
The members of The Knights
of Lithuania, C143, Pittston will
have a regular meeting at noon
today, Sept. 9 on at St. Johns
Church Hall, William Street,
Pittston. The hall is handicapped
accessible. Nominations for new
officers will be held. On the
serving committee will be Mari-
lyn Fitzgerald, Jean Mihalick,
and Janice Perfetto. Jean Mihal-
ick will preside.
Dupont Lions meeting
The Dupont Lions will hold
their first meeting of the year at
6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 at
the VFWin Dupont. Yearly dues
should be paid at this meeting.
Pittston Central Catholic
The class of Pittston Central
Catholic High School class of
1955 will have their monthly din-
ner meeting on September 11 at
6:30 p.m. at Valentis Restaurant,
Wyoming Avenue, Exeter. All
classmates are invited to attend
this very important meeting. For
more information call Ky Lazza-
ri at 825-2648. If there is no an-
swer you are asked to leave a
message.
Jenkins Seniors
The Jenkins Township Senior
Citizens organization will meet
on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
at 6:00 pm at the Jenkins Town-
ship fire company. The annual
Corn Roast will be held. Presi-
dent Jean Mudlock will preside.
Members are asked to note the
change in meeting time.
ILGWU Retirees
The ILGWUretirees will meet
September 10 at 2 p.m. at Savos
Pizza. All members are invited.
Avoca Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 316 in Avoca
is holding a registration night for
any boys in the Avoca/Dupont
and surrounding areas interested
in joining Cub Scouting. The
sign-up date for new and return-
ing Scouts is Thursday, Sept. 13
from 6-7pm at the former St.
Marys School in Avoca. Stop by
to get information or call Tara
(954-2456) or Christina (239-
5682
Old Forge Class of 57
Old Forge High School Class
of 1957 held their 55th class re-
unionat ArcaroandGenelle, Old
Forge on Saturday, September 1.
Attendees are asked to call
Glenn Smith 586-5359 if they
would like a copy of the class
photo.
Pittston Area yearbooks
Attention Pittston Area Class
of 2012: Yearbooks may my
picked up at the high school this
week, September 10 to Septem-
ber 14 at the security desk be-
tween the hours of 9-11a.m. and
1-2 p.m.
Penn State Alumni
Greater Scranton Chapter of
Penn State Alumni Association
will meet on Wednesday, Sept.
12, 7 p.m. 8 p.m. at Penn State
Worthington Scranton 120
Ridgeview Drive Dunmore.
St. Josephs Social Club
St. Josephs Senior Social
Club will have no meeting Sept.
20. The next meetingwill be Oct.
18. More details will follow.
Newmembers are always wel-
come
Dues for the coming year will
be collected.
For questions and information
call Theresa 654-2967.
Kids Closet accepting
donations
The Greater Pittston Kids
Closet located in the former Set-
on Catholic High School on Wil-
liamStreet is currently accepting
donations of kids clothes to sup-
port many families in need. Both
summer and fall/winter clothes
will be accepted. Donations of in
sizes newborn to 14/16 may be
dropped off at the St. John Evan-
gelist parish office or brought to
the closet during open hours.
The closet is open Wednesdays
9-11:30 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.
For more information call the
St. John Evangelist Parish Of-
fice.
Volunteers needed
Heartland Hospice is recruit-
ing volunteers to augment hos-
pice services.
Volunteers offer support, com-
panionship and practical support
to patients and their families, in-
cluding running errands, reading
or staying with a patient so fam-
ily members can take a break.
Comprehensive training is re-
quired and free of charge. Con-
tact Louise McNabb, volunteer
coordinator, at 654-0220 for
more information.
Wyoming Farmers Market
The Wyoming Farmers Mar-
ket in the Park is held at 9 a.m.
every Saturday in the Butler
Street Park, off Eighth Street.
Craft and food vendors will also
be on hand.
Additional vendor spaces are
still available. Call the borough
office at 693-0291 to register.
The event is sponsored by
Wyoming Borough and the
Wyoming Recreation Board.
IremLadies Event
More than 50 vendors are ex-
pected to participate in the Arts,
Crafts and Collectables Show to
be heldonSunday, September 23
at the Irem Country Club Pavil-
ion, Dallas from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A light brunch will be available,
baked goods and door prizes.
There is ample parking available
and the pavilion is handicapped
accessible. The event is spon-
sored by the Irem Ladies.
Greater Pittston tickets
Tickets are still available for
the first ATaste of Greater Pitt-
ston set for 2 to 5 p.m. on Sept.
23 on the Pittston Library
grounds.
Tickets are $30 each and avail-
able at the library.
Jenkins Lions dinner
The Jenkins Township Lions
Club annual ham dinner will be
held fromnoon to 5 p.m. on Sun-
day, Sept. 30 at the Jenkins Twp.
Hose Co. on Second Street be-
hind Tonys Pizza.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for
children.
For tickets, call Stephen 655-
5307, Jack 654-4977 or Bob
655-1632. Tickets will also be
available at the door.
Those attending the dinner are
asked to bring canned goods for
the Greater Pittston Food Pantry.
Lions brooms will also be sold.
Bus trip to playhouse
The United Methodist Women
of the First United Methodist
Church of West Pittston are
sponsoring a bus trip to Hunter-
don Hills Playhouse in New Jer-
sey on Thursday, Oct. 4 to see
Everybody Loves Opal.:
Cost of the trip, includingtipis
$85. For more information, con-
tact Doris Dushok at 654-2689
or Karen Weed at 654-4446.
St Johns Chicken BBQ
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Community will hold their an-
nual chicken BBQ dinner on
Sunday, October 7 from noon to
3 p.m. at the Seton Catholic
Cafeteria, Church Street, Pitt-
ston. Takeouts are 11 a.m. to
noon $8 for adults $4 for chil-
dren. For ticket information, call
the parish office 654-0053 be-
fore October 1, Monday through
Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
E V E N T S , M E E T I N G S , B R I E F S
Ride for Eric motorcycle ride, picnic today
Dozynki Harvest Festival today at Holy Mothers of Sorrows PNCC, Dupont
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OL D FORGE S F EL
Get your fill at the Felitt
Above, Ralph Lettieri, left, and
Bob Mariotti Jr., both of Old
Forge, make sausage and
peppers at the grill.
At right, six-year-old Gianni
Capulish, center, celebrates
winning his second goldfish
in the same game with David
Webster, left, and momKaren
Capulish, all of Dunmore, at
the Felittese Festival in Old
Forge Friday evening.
At left, Trays of porketta, ca-
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Today is the final day to enjoy
the annual Felittese Festival pre-
sented by the Felittese Associ-
ation at the Felittese Chapel
grounds, 145 3rd St., Old Forge.
This year marks the25thanniver-
sary since the festival was revital-
ized in 1987.
The founding families came
over here with their faithand
they had a chapel built, and the
first picnic was a celebration in
1907, said Joe Terruso, Felittese
Association board member.
The festival is modeled after
one that is being held this week-
end in Felitto, a province in the
town of Salerno, Italy.
Both festivals are held to honor
Our Lady of Constantinople, who
has beenveneratedinthetownof
Felitto since 1790. The Felittese
Festival in Old Forge is designed
tobring descendents of Felittoto-
gether for a weekend of good
food, music and prayer, with a
Mass scheduled for today, Sun-
day, Sept. 9, at Prince of Peace
Parish at 10 a.m., followed imme-
diately by a procession of the car-
rying of the statue of Our Lady of
Constantinople to the chapel
grounds.
The menu at the festival in-
cludes tripe, sofritto, gnocchi,
meatball platters, porketta sand-
wiches, sausage and pepper
sandwiches, portabella mush-
room sandwiches, pasta fagioli,
as well as Italian pastries, includ-
ing cannolis, biscotti, cheesecake,
cookies and the pizza fritta.
The band The Poets will per-
form this evening beginning at
6:30.
This year the festival includes
the inaugural Race for Our Lady
of Constantinople. The two-mile
race and fun walk will be held to-
day, Sunday, Sept. 9, beginning at
the Old Forge High School foot-
ball field, locatedat 3011st St., and
ending at the Felittese Chapel
grounds, 145 3rd St., Old Forge.
Registration will begin at the high
school at 8 a.m., with the race
scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Cost
to participate in the race is $15.
Prizes will be given to the top fin-
ishers in each age group.
I TTESE F ESTI VAL
Michele Samony of Old Forge puts a tray of pizza into the oven at
the Salerno's Cafe booth.
Joseph Revello, 2, of Old Forge, tastes a spoon of cavatelli and
broccoli fromhis momHeather.
Ginny Pezzuti of Old Forge prepares a bowl of gnocchi.
TomCarroll of Cincinnati, Ohio, holds the flag during the singing of
God Bless America in the opening ceremony of the Felittese Festiv-
al in Old Forge on Friday evening.
Caroline Revello, 4, of Old Forge, blows bubbles in the Felittese
Festival.
ttese
Photos by
BILL TARUTIS
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ANNUAL L ABOR DAY MASS
St. Joseph the Worker honored at Oblates
Rev. Paul McDonnell, second fromright, greets parishioners as they leave the Oblates Seminary
Chapel following the Labor Day Mass.
Faithful file past the statue of St. Joseph after Communion during
the Labor Day Mass honoring St. Joseph the Worker at Oblates of
St. Joseph Seminary Chapel in Laflin on Monday morning.
Luciana DeLuca of Pittston, center, turns after receiving bread
symbolic of 'the fruits of our labor' fromRev. Gregory Finn, OSJ,
right, and Rev. Daniel Schwebs, OSJ, after the Labor Day Mass
honoring St. Joseph the Worker.
The Rev. Brian Crawford, OSJ,
Councilor General of the Ob-
lates of St. Joseph Congrega-
tion and Rector of the General
Headquarters in Rome, gives
the homily.
The Very Rev. Philip Massetti,
OSJ,
Oblate clergy gather around the altar for the Eucharistic Prayer.
The faithful pack the pews inside Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary
Chapel for the annual Labor Day Mass . S
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Greater Pittston Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick presents a Half-
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Hour on Saturday Sept. 15,
from 7-11 p.m. at The Red Mill,
S. Main St., Pittston.
It will be a night of food, mu-
sic, plenty of cheers and football.
Let the countdown begin as
the Friendly Sons announce their
Man of the Year.
The featured game will be
Notre Dame vs. Michigan State
and, yes, there will be corned
beef sandwiches.
All are welcome.
Friendly Sons cant
wait til St. Pats Day
Party planned
next Saturday
during Notre
Dame game
The Knights of Columbus
Council 372, Pittston, is spon-
soring a family outing from 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
15 at Plains Pavilion on Clarks
Lane (top of the hill) Plains
Township.
Clams, corn on the cob, ham-
burgers, hot dogs, beer, soda,
water, BYOB and a covered dish
to share will be offered. Music
will be by Optimum Entertain-
ment and there will be games
and contests for children and
adults. Cost is $15 per person for
Council 372 members and their
family, $20 per person for non-
members and guests, $50 for a
family of four and free for chil-
dren under 10 years of age.
Deadline for tickets is
Wednesday, Sept. 12. To reserve
tickets, call Fran Ankenbrand at
954-8147, Greg Serfass at 262-
5554 or stop at the club at 55 S
Main St after 7 p.m.
Knights set
family outing
next Saturday
Planning the Knights of Columbus Council 372 family outing are, fromleft, Grand Knight JimNar-
done, Rick Korpusik, Fran Ankenbrand, Greg Serfass and Ken Burke.
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Pittston High School Class of
1957 reunited last Sunday at
Fox hill Country Club on
the55th anniversary of their
graduation. Classmates in
attendance, first row, from left:
Anita Giamber, Marianna
McKitish, Mary Jo Chiampi,
Jane Tomajewski, Pauline Ca-
pizzi, Marie Pineno, Janice
Pocceschi, Joanne Maria, Lyn-
da Davis. Second row: Carl
Frederick, Janet Antal, Ann
Farrell, Pat Montagna, Angie
Insalaco, Rose Marie Andrush,
Josephine Sciandra, Angie
Labrutte, Alvina Fonzo, Do-
lores Karsko, Stephen Insala-
co, Frank Walker. Third row:
Joe Marranca, Matt Labrutte,
Joe Rubbico, Marie Lucarella,
Alberta Bainbridge, Della Anto-
nello, Pat Giacomini, Rosalie
Brown, Cathy Scarantino, Jim
Fitzpatrick. Fourth row: Larry
Kelly, Ray Lucarella, Sam Gal-
lo, James Savokinas, Russell
Arnone, Joe Gregalis, Carl
Scarantino. Absent from photo:
Ross Latona.
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PHS Class of 1957 reunites on 55th anniversary
Sara Walker of Bear Creek Township, left, Ross Latona of Pittston,
and Alberta Bainbridge of Royersford, Montgomery County, chat
during cocktail hour.
Steve Pineno, left, Marie Pineno, Joe Gregalis, and Dolores Kar-
sko head over to take the class photo. S
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Julie Zeng, right, and Buddy O'Boyle, both of Mountain Top, lead the line at the cheese and crackers
table.
Organized chaos inside the Fox Hill Country Club lobby as the
Pittston Class of 1957 gathers for their class photo.
Josephine Lombardo Sciandra of West Pittston, left, Della Burgio
Antonello of West Pittston, and Janice Bright Pocceschi of Hard-
ing.
Frank 'Hank' Walker of Bear Creek Township, bottom, shows a
baseball teamphoto to Ray Lucarella of Pittston and Larry Kelly
of Saylorsburg.
Clockwise frombottomleft:
Rose Marie Andrush, Tony
Fonzo and Alvina Fonzo, Angie
and Steve Insalaco, Cathy and
Carl Scarantino, and George
Andrush, all of Pittston.
Mary Jo Chiampi, right, Rose
Marie Andrush, and Anita
Giamber make name tags for
their Pittston High School
Class of 1957 classmates at
their reunion Sunday night at
the Fox Hill Country Club in
Exeter.
Marianna McKitish of Pittston,
left, and Russ Arnone of Jen-
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Cub Scout Pack 303 of Pitt-
ston will hold its Welcome Back
Night for all boys in first through
fifth grade or ages 7 to 11 at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at St
Josephs of the Oblates in Laflin.
The Scout packinvites all boys
and their families to learn about
its program, have fun, develop
character, a strong sense of fam-
ily, respect for environment, and
gain a real sense of achievement.
Every month there are activ-
ities for the entire pack and its
families, visits to museums and
other local attractions, participa-
tion in parades, special competi-
tion activities such as the Pine-
wood Derby and Rain Gutter Re-
gatta, campouts, hiking, etc.
Everything is designed for the
whole family, so parents and sib-
lings are always welcome.
Cub Scouts Welcome Back Night slated Tuesday
Preparing for a Welcome Back Night for Cub Scout Pack 303 are,
fromleft, Brandon Lockett, Kevin Lockett, Zach Maira, Jeff Mazo-
nis, Josh Gustinucci, Glenn Castro, Chris Castro, Andy Mendez
and Danny Mendez.
All welcome
to meeting
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In the towns
The parishioners of Queen of
the Apostles Parish and the Avo-
ca Fire Department will pay trib-
ute to the victims of the Septem-
ber 11 terrorist attacks at their
11th Annual September 11 Me-
morial Mass at 7 p.m. on Tues-
day, Sept. 11, at St. Marys
Church.
Members of local fire and po-
lice departments, emergency
medical personnel, military per-
sonnel, veterans, Avoca Boy
Scout Troop 316, Cub Scout
Troop 316, Venture Crew 3701,
the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Avoca Division; American Le-
gion Post 607, V.F.W. Ladies
Auxiliary, Post 8335; state Rep.
Michael Carroll, former state
Rep. Thomas Tigue, borough of-
ficials and bagpipers will proc-
ess from the Avoca Fire Depart-
ment to St. Marys Church.
The procession route will be-
gin at the Avoca Fire Depart-
ment, 740 Main St., pass under a
fire truck ladder arch which will
be raised over Hawthorne Street
and end at St. Marys Church.
The procession will assemble
at 6:45 p.m. at the fire depart-
ment and process to the church
shortly thereafter.
During the Mass, all of the
participants will receive a spe-
cial blessing from the Rev. Phil-
lip J. Sladicka, pastor.
Following the Mass, there will
be a reception in St. Marys
School auditorium.
Please note there will not be an
8 a.m. Mass on September 11.
Fire Dept. fund drive
The Avoca Fire Departments
fund drive is underway. All prop-
erty owners have been sent a do-
nation packet.
Only 40 percent of Avocas
propertyowners participatedlast
year, causing the department to
operate at a deficit. The fire-
fighters ask residents to please
support this years drive in order
to keep the department running
and the town safe.
In addition to submitting do-
nations via mail, they can also be
made online at www.avocafire-
.net.
AOH thank you note
The members of the Avoca
Ancient Order of Hibernians
(A.O.H.) thank all of the golfers
and sponsors who made the Tho-
mas P. Durkin Memorial Avoca
Open last weekend a huge suc-
cess.
Congratulations to the follow-
ing winners: championship
flight and overall winners - Joe
Oliveri and John Hindmarsh; 1st
flight winners - George and Bob
Mullen; 2nd flight winners - Pat
Ratchford and Brian The Bar-
ber Lyons; closest to the hole,
women - Allie Craig; closest to
the hole, men - Charlie Lopresto;
longest drive, women - Allie
Craig; longest drive, men - Tom
Sohns; and longest putt made, 25
feet - Joe Coleman.
The Avoca A.O.H. also thank
Faye, Kerri, and Mara Durkin
and Missy Swartz for all of their
help and support in making this
tournament a great time.
Queen of the Apostles
Queen of the Apostles Parishs
choir practices take place from7
to 9 p.m. Mondays at St. Marys
Church, 715 Hawthorne St.
New members are welcome.
Please use the handicapped en-
trance on the right side of the
church.
The parish has Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. Eu-
charistic Adorers are needed for
the 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
the 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. time slots.
The Rosary and the Litany of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus is
prayed for the intentions written
in the adoration and lobby books
along with the special intentions
of those present at 7:30 p.m. fol-
lowed by Benediction.
If you can help, call Ann Jake
at 457-3521 or the parish office
at 457-3412.
Please note for this week only,
Adoration will end at 6 p.m. so
the faithful can attend the 9/11
Memorial Mass.
Faith formation classes will
resume today, Sept. 9 and Mon-
day, Sept. 10 at St. Marys
School, 742 Spring St.
The First Eucharist class will
meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today,
Sept. 9 and students in grades
K-8 will meet from 4:30 to 5:45
p.m. on Sept. 10.
The youth group will meet to-
day, Sept. 9. Contact Lori Os-
trowski at 457-8840 for more de-
tails.
The womens guild will meet
at 2 p.m. today, Sept. 9 in St. Ma-
rys School auditorium.
Refreshments will be served.
There will not be a meeting on
September 11 in order for mem-
bers to attend the 9/11 Memorial
Mass at the church.
The pastoral council will meet
at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 in
the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St.
Venture Crew 3701 will meet
at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12
in St. Marys School auditorium.
Venture Crew is for youth, ages
14-21.
Last year, Venture Crew trav-
eled to Florida, West Point and
New York City and camped at
Camps Achaela and Goose
Pond. For more information, call
Janice at 472-3253.
The back to school and Cate-
chetical Sunday Mass will take
place at 11 a.m. on Sept. 16 at St.
Marys Church. The students
and teachers will receive a spe-
cial blessing from Father Slad-
icka at this time.
The youth group will sponsor
a Make Your Own Smoothie
Party in St. Marys School audi-
torium following the Mass.
There will be a Catholic Char-
ismatic Renewal Mass at 7 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the
church. The rosary will be recit-
ed at 6:30 p.m.
The worship committee will
meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept.
17 in the rectory.
The social concerns commit-
tee will meet at 8 p.m. on Mon-
day, Sept. 17 in the rectory.
The buildings and grounds
committee will meet at 6:30 p.m.
on Monday, Sept. 24 in the recto-
ry.
Parishioners are currently sell-
ing the harvest edition of their
Pot of Gold Match the Daily
Number raffle tickets.
For just $10 per ticket, you will
have a chance to win $75 daily
and $100 on Fridays throughout
October.
There will also be $250 prizes
on Oct. 1 and 10 and $1,000 on
Halloween.
The winning number is based
on the evening daily number of
the Pennsylvania Lottery. To
purchase a ticket, call the rectory
at 457-3412, andit will be mailed
to you.
VFW Auxiliary
The V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliaryto
Post 8335s regular monthly
business meeting will take place
at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 in
the post home, 915 Main St.
President June Fitzgerald will
preside over the meeting and
Paula Regan and Wendy Radle
will be the hostesses.
Yard waste schedule
Avoca Borough will have yard
waste collections on Tuesday,
Sept. 11 and 25, weather permit-
ting. In addition to collecting
grass clippings and leaves, bor-
ough workers will also collect
other yard waste, including
shrubs, hedge clippings and tree
limbs.
Grass clippings and leaves can
be placed in the same container;
however, brushmust be placedin
a separate container. The recy-
cling center will not accept grass
and leaves that are combined
with yard waste.
Tree limbs should not exceed
three feet in length and one-half
inch in diameter.
Rocks, stones, dirt and animal
waste are not acceptable forms
of yard waste and will not be col-
lected.
A maximum of three open
containers, not exceeding 30
pounds, will be allowed per col-
lection. Residents are asked not
to put collection items in plastic
bags.
Collection items should be
placed curbside by 8 a.m.
Ash collection
Ashes will be collected every
Wednesday. Residents are asked
to place them curbside by 8 a.m.
on the collection date.
Council meeting
The Avoca Borough Council
will have its monthly meeting
and work session at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 13 in the Avoca
Municipal Building, 752 Main
St.
Council President Joseph Sat-
kowski will preside over the
meeting. The public is invited to
attend.
Chicken barbecue
Members of the Avoca V.F.W.
Post 8335 will have their chicken
barbecue dinner from1to 5 p.m.
on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the post
home, 915 Main St. Takeouts
will be available.
Tickets are $9 each and avail-
able by calling the post home at
457-7673.
Bulk collection
Waste Management will col-
lect three household items for
each Avoca Borough household
displaying a valid 2012 garbage
sticker.
Construction materials, Freon
containing items, paints, pesti-
cides, brick or concrete, tires,
batteries and white goods are not
included in this collection.
Items should be placed curb-
side in the evening on Thursday,
Sept. 20 for collection through-
out the borough on Sept. 21.
Please note this is a one-day col-
lection.
Recycling reminder
Avoca residents are invited to
recycle newspaper and commin-
gled glass, plastic and metal bot-
tles, cans and jars every Wednes-
day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the
Moosic Recycling Truck at the
Sept. 11 Memorial Mass Tuesday in Avoca
AVOCA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
avocahappenings@verizon.net
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Stanley Golembiewski was se-
lected from a field of five candi-
dates to serve the remaining 15-
month council term held by
Bryan Nesgoda who resigned in
August. Golembiewski served
on Council for 16 years before
retiring in 2011.
He offered his services to bor-
ough when the seat became va-
cant to help borough officials
through this transition.
The Council seat will be onthe
ballot in 2013 and the winner
will take office in January 2014.
Golembiewski will be sworn in
at the regular Council meeting
on Sept. 11.
ElmStreet Sportsmen
ElmSt. Sportsmens Club will
meet at 7 p.m. today, Sept. 9 at
the club house, Suscon.
John Lizak will preside.
Durkin Tourney a success
The Avoca AOH would like to
thank all the golfers and spon-
sors who made the Thomas P.
Durkin Memorial Avoca Open
held on Sept.1 a huge success.
Following is a list of the win-
ners: Championship flight and
overall winners were: Joe Oliveri
and John Hindmarsh; first flight
winners George and Bob Mul-
len; second flight winners Pat
Ratchford and Brian (The Bar-
ber) Lyons; closest to the hole,
women was Allie Craig; closest
to the hole, men was Charlie Lo-
presto; longest drive, women
was Allie Craig; longest drive,
men was Tom Sohns; longest
putt made, 25 feet was Joe Cole-
man.
The Avoca AOH would also
like to thank Faye, Kerri, Mara
Durkin and Missy Swartz for all
of their help and support in mak-
ing this tournament a great time.
Lions meeting
The Dupont Lions will hold
their first meeting of the newLi-
on Year at 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
Sept 10 at the VFW Post Home
4909.
VFWPost 4909
The V.F.W. Post #4909 meet-
ing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Post Home.
Commander Gary Carwardine
will preside.
The Home Association meet-
ing will follow. Food and re-
freshments will be served.
St. Johns Class of 62
Members of the 1962 class of
St. John the Evangelist High
School are making plans for
their 50th anniversary class re-
union.
Anyone knowing of any class
members in or out of the area
who would like to attend the re-
union is asked to call Millie at
388-0935, Bob or Mary at 654-
1070 or Tom at654-7974.
Polish Club news
The Polish American Citizens
Club regular monthly meeting
will be held on Sunday, Sept. 16
at the club home.
PACC active members are en-
couraged to attend and refresh-
ments will be served after the
meeting.
The Polish Club will resume
its annual golf tournament this
year and the event will be held on
Saturday, Sept. 22 at Edgewood
in the Pines with a shotgun start
at 9 a.m.
Format will be Captain and
Crew.
Cost per person will be $80.
Money must be turned in by
Monday Sept. 10. Prizes, dinner
and refreshments will be served
after the outing at the Polish
American Citizens Club, Elm
Street., Dupont. Hole sponsors
are welcome.
All proceeds benefit the Du-
pont Childrens Fund. For more
information, contact: Bill
McDermott at 655-9311, Dan
Lelloat 654-6819, KenBarnakat
237-5922 or Tom Piechota at
654-9229.
Sacred Heart Parish
Meetings scheduled at Sacred
Heart Parish: The ParishPastoral
Council will meet at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the rectory
meeting room. Senior Citizens
Outreach Committee will meet
at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18 in
lower level of the rectory.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Parish Family is helping friend
and fellow parishioner, Cathy
Wruble and is asking for your
help.
Cathy has been put on the
waiting list for a newkidney and
you can help by bringing in the
tabs from your soda and beer
cans.
There will be a basket in the
church lobby or you can drop off
your tabs on back of the rectory
porch. For more information,
contact Carol at the parish office
at 654-3713.
The appreciation dinner for all
who worked the Sacred Heart
picnic will be held from 5 to 9
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 at the
Dupont Hose Company.
There will be a social starting
at 5 p.m. and dinner served at
5:30 p.m.
To make a reservation, clip out
the formin the church bulletin or
call the rectory office at 654-
3713. Reservations must be
made no later than Sept.17.
CCD Teachers will meet at 7
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 in the
lower level of the rectory. Regis-
tration for CCD Religious Edu-
cation at Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church is from 8 to 10 a.m. to-
day, Sept. 9 and 6 to 7 p.m. on
Sept. 12.
Both sign-ups will be in the
church hall. There will be a
meeting for all Parents of Con-
firmation students (in public and
Catholic school) at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept 19 in the
Golembiewski is back on council as fill-in
DUPONT
ANN MARIE PADDOCK
407-0231
dupont.news@comcast.net
Through the fundraiser efforts of the Dupont Neighborhood Crime Watch, the organization purchased a Breathalyzer for the Dupont
Police Department. The group also bought K-9 decals for the SUV, the mobile home of Bruzer, the newest four-legged member of the
police department Bruzier. Fromleft, are: Pina Hansen, president of the Crime Watch; Sgt. John Saranchuk, OIC and Braziers' handler;
Partolman Charles Yarick; Susan Gregory, secretary of the Crime Watch; and Erica Lepore, vice-president of the Crime Watch.
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201 Foote Avenue, Duryea
FREE DELIVERY! CALL 457-8881
OPEN DAILY: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday til 5 p.m.
REHOSKIS MARKET
Center Cut Pork Chops or Roast ............ $1.99 lb.
County Style Spareribs.......................... $1.99 lb.
Quick Fry Pork Chops............................ $1.99 lb.
Stufng Pork Chops .............................. $1.99 lb.
Boneless Pork Roast .............................. $2.59 lb.
Smoked Bacon...................................... $4.99 lb.
Bologna................................................ $3.99 lb.
Stick or Slicing Pepperoni ..................... $4.99 lb.
Cleareld American Cheese .................. $3.99 lb.
The Duryea Rec Board thank
the following businesses for
their donations to the groups re-
cent Party in the Park:
Superior Health Care, De-
nises Pet Grooming, Dorothy
Rowland Fine Hair Care, Toma-
to Heads Pizza, My Sisters
Kitchen, Nicheporcheks Pro-
duce, Pittston Wal-Mart, Au-
Rants, Town Tavern, Bronzed
Bunz, Duryea Uni-Mart, Ko-
menskys Market, Rehoskis
Market, Savos Pizza, Donut
Connection, Curry Donut, Fam-
ily Pharmacy, Sams Club, Avon
- Wendy Radle rep., and the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen-
guins.
The Rec Board also thank all
of the volunteers and workers for
all of their help.
Because of the support of vol-
unteers, workers, and business-
es, the Party in the Park was a
huge success and enjoyed by
many people in our community.
Be sure to keep reading the
Duryea News for details about
the Rec Boards upcoming
events: Movie Night in the Park
on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Commu-
nity Park and the Halloween
Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct.
27 at Healey Park.
If youre interested in becom-
ing a part of all of these good
things that are happening in Du-
ryea, please attend the Rec
Boards upcoming meeting at
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.
12 in the Duryea Municipal
Building, 315 Main St. The pub-
lic is always welcome.
Tax reminder
The 2012 school tax bills have
been mailed.
Anyone who did not receive
one should call Duryea Tax Col-
lector Marty Hanczyc at 457-
2482. The discount period ends
on Sept. 20.
Scout activities
Duryea Boy Scouts Troop 285
has several activities coming up:
a 20-mile hike to Jim Thorpe on
Saturday, Sept. 15; the Main
Street cleanup on Saturday, Sept.
22; the Court of Honor Recep-
tion on Thursday, Sept. 27 and
the NEPA Council Traveling
Camporee to Boston in October.
For more information, contact
Troop Chairman Ann Edwards
at 457-8402.
Cub Scout meeting
Duryea Cub Scout Pack 375
will have their first meeting on
Monday, Sept. 10 at the Sacred
Heart of Jesus Hall, 529 Ste-
phenson St. Registration for new
members will begin at 6 p.m.,
and all Dens will meet at 7 p.m.
Registration is $16.
Boys in grades 1-5 are invited
to join.
Pack night will take place at 7
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17 for all
Dens at the SacredHeart of Jesus
Hall.
The Webelos Scouts will host
the meeting.
Ann Edwards at 457-8402.
Sewer Authority
The Duryea Sewer Authority
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 10 at the Duryea Municipal
Building, 315 Main St.
The public is invited to attend.
the office during regular busi-
ness hours: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
and noon to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxil-
iary Unit to Brennan Regan Post
585 will have their first meeting
for the 2012-2013 season at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the
post home, 329 Main St.
All members, junior and se-
nior, are encouraged to attend.
All members are asked to
bring their 2013 dues and updat-
ed information to this meeting.
The installation of officers
will be discussed at this time.
All officers must have their
2013 dues paid before the instal-
lation.
Council meeting
The Duryea Borough Council
will have its September monthly
meetingandworksessionat 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the
Duryea Municipal Building, 315
Main St.
The public is invited to attend.
Polish Falcons
The members of the Polish
Falcons, Nest 128 will meet at
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at
the post home, 631 Main St.
HR Golf Classic
Holy Rosary School will have
its fourth annual golf classic
Sunday, Sept. 16 at Edgewood in
the Pines, Drums.
Registration for the captain
and crewevent is at noon and the
shotgun start begins at 1 p.m.
Singles will be placed on a
team.
The cost is $100 per player
which includes lunch and dinner
at the club.
Awards will be given for sev-
eral golfing contests. There will
also be prizes awarded through-
out the day.
There are also several tourna-
ment sponsorship opportunities
available at various donation lev-
els.
Debbie Davis at 451-1762.
HR Craft Fair
The Holy Rosary Craft Fair
will take place from10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 at Holy
Rosary School, 125 Stephenson
St.
There will be vendors on hand
as well as food, raffles and good-
ies.
For more information or to re-
serve vending space, call Debbie
Davis at 451-1762, Sharon Chase
at 457-4450 or Holy Rosary
School at 457-2553.
Sons of the Legion
The Sons of the American Le-
gion, Squadron 585 (S.A.L.s)
will have its monthly meeting at
3 p.m. today, Sept. 9 at the Bren-
nan Regan Post home, 329 Main
St.
Installation of officers and the
upcoming clam sale will be dis-
cussed at this time.
Dues will also be collected.
gion, Squadron 585 will have a
clam sale beginning at noon on
Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Brennan
Regan Post home.
Clams are $6 per dozen.
There will also be other food
items for sale. Takeouts will be
available.
gion, Squadron 585 will host a
childrens Halloween costume
party from3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday,
Oct. 28 at the Brennan Regan
Post home.
Children and grandchildren of
members of the Legion, S.A.L.s,
the ladies auxiliary and social
members are invited to attend.
Attendees will be treated to
food, beverages and a treat bag.
There will also be a costume
contest.
The winners will receive
prizes.
Reservations are required.
Call the post home at 457-4242
for details.
Germania breakfast
The members of the Germania
Hose Company will have an all-
you-can-eat country style break-
fast from 7 a.m. to noon on Sun-
day, Oct. 7 at the hose company,
430 Foote Ave.
The menu includes eggs, ba-
con, home fries, biscuits, sau-
sage, gravy, coffee and juice
served buffet style.
Tickets, which are $9 for
adults and $6 for children, can be
purchased from any hose com-
pany member or at the door.
For more information, visit
www.germaniafire.net.
Rec Board Party in the Park deemed success
DURYEA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
Avoca Municipal Garage, 1106
Plane St.
All lids should be removed
and disposed of in home trash.
Containers should be rinsed,
plastics and metals should be
flattened and glass should not be
broken. Newspaper should not
be placed in bags. All recycla-
bles should be placed in the ap-
propriate compartment of the
truck.
Avoca residents can also recy-
cle corrugated cardboard from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of each month in the Moosic
Recycling Truck at the Avoca
Municipal Garage.
Avoca residents can also recy-
cle corrugated cardboard from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of each month in the Moosic
Recycling Truck at the Avoca
Municipal Garage.
Corrugated cardboard is card-
board with a ribbed section be-
tween two heavy layers of card-
board. All pieces should be col-
lapsed and flattened.
This collection does not in-
clude food contaminated non-
corrugated or coated cardboard
such as pizza, cereal or soda box-
es.
The recycling area will be
monitored and violators can be
fined or banned from future re-
cycling privileges. Recycling
calendars are available in the
lobby of the Avoca Municipal
Building and at the recycling
truck.
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church hall.
The first CCD class of this
school year will be Monday,
Sept. 24.
All students will meet in the
church at 6 p.m. and will then
process to their classrooms with
their teacher.
Dismissal will be at 7:15 p.m.
into the courtyard between the
school building and the rectory.
Anyone interested in assisting
the programas a classroomaide,
substitute teacher or helping
with making phone calls or spe-
cial projects is asked to contact
Elaine Starinski at 654-6952.
The Annual Holy Name Ziti
Dinner is from4to6p.m. onSat-
urday, Sept. 29inthe churchhall.
Takeouts will be available from3
to 5 p.m.
Ticket prices are $7 for adults
and $3 for children under 12
years of age.
Tickets can be obtained from
any Holy Name member or by
calling the rectory office at 654-
3713.
Eco-tip
Here is Joey Jones eco-tip of
the week: If you need a new
clothes dryer, buy one with an
automatic shutoff. It senses
when clothes are dry. This saves
energy!
Venture Crews week
Venture Crews 3701 from
Avoca and 2025 of Bear Creek
Twp. recently completed Ven-
ture Crew Week at Goose Pond.
Venturing is a national high ad-
venture program for ages 14-21.
For information on Venturing,
to join Crew 3701, sign up will
be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 12 at St. Mary
Queen of Apostles Church, Avo-
ca or call Janice Sepcoski, 472-
3253.
Gas application
Applications for gas service
are available at the Dupont Mu-
nicipal offices during regular
business hours.
UGI representative Mike
Trussa stated at the April Coun-
cil meeting that for the company
to have program approval for
placement of gas lines residents
applications must be filed with
UGI.
Mike at 829-8664.
Register for tree trimming
Dupont Borough is asking any
residents that have large trees on
their property and are consider-
ing tree removal or tree trimming
to register with the borough of-
fice.
Inaneffort tohelpthe commu-
nity, the office is contacting a
number of tree cutting service
companies for proposals to give
a better rate to residents based on
the number of people registering
for the service
VFWnews
The V.F.W. Post 4909 will
meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 10 at the post home. Com-
mander Gary Carwardine will
preside.
Home Association meeting
will follow.
Food and refreshments will be
served.
The Post will host a blood
drive for the American Red
Cross from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the post
home on Main Street. Walk-ins
are welcome.
To donate blood and platelets
through the American Red
Cross, individuals must be at the
least 17 years of age, weigh at
least 110 pounds and be in gener-
al good health.
For additional information re-
garding donor eligibility, call 1-
800-RED-CROSS or visit red-
crossblood.org.
Tire recycling
The Luzerne County Solid
Waste Management Department
and the Pennsylvania Depart-
ment of Environmental Protec-
tion will conduct two separate
tire recycling collections events
in October.
Both collections will be held
from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are free
of charge to all residents of Lu-
zerne County.
The first will be held on Sat-
urday, Oct. 6 at the Butler Twp.
Road Department, 14 West But-
ler Ave, Drums and the second
one will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 13 at the Hanover Area Ju-
nior Senior High School, 1600
Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover
Twp.
For residents who cannot
make the events, Dupont Bor-
ough will have a two-tire limit
collection.
You must register with the mu-
nicipal office by calling Bor-
ough Manager Patty McDonald
at 655-6216. Dupont Public
Works Department will pick up
tires on Friday, Oct. 12 and take
them to the Hanover Recycling
location for Saturday.
Tires eligible for collection in-
clude regular size automobile,
motorcycle, pickup trucks and
SUVs.
All tires must be removed
from rims, free of liquids and
heavy mud and cannot be cut.
Residents can also participate
and take their tires to one of the
two locations but must have a
registration number: To register
contact, Elizabeth DeNardi, Lu-
zerne County Recycling Coordi-
nator, at 1-800-821-7654 or
email beth @luzernecounty.org.
Public works schedule
Monday, Sept. 10 - Refuse
Tuesday, Sept.11 - Yard waste
Wednesday, Sept. 12 Recy-
cling, mixed paper
Bowling results
Elkos Bantam/Prep Mixed
High Scratch Series Score:
Boys Division: Jacob Dobto-
walski,158; Aiden Hind-
marsh,96; Jimmy Soroka, 92;
Ryan Kane,85; Ryan Peck,83;
Matthew Mesaris,80; Alexander
Chilson, 73; Zachary Chilson,
55; Gary Vest, 42; Bobby Sava-
kinas, 37.
Girls Division: Kacie Fisk,
158; Madison Mesaris, 144; Ma-
kenzie Kaminski, 112; Sophia
Gronka, 34.
Elkos Prep Boys
High Scratch Series Scores:
Anthony DePascale, 322; Mar-
tin Kuna, 310; Jeremy Lavelle,
301; Zachary Elko, 274; Tyler
Cegelka, 260; Nicolas Aschen-
back, 257; Jared Dickson, 238;
Tyler Granahan, 223; Connor
Morris, 209.
Elkos Junor/Senior Friday
Boys Division: Peter Kulick,
687; Conrad Chapple, 683; Tyler
Spurlin, 620; Zachary McKitish,
568; Stephen Yuhas, 539.
Girls Division: Courtney
Osiecki, 519; Danielle Zydko,
450; Irene Magdon, 395; Katie
Wynn, 376; Michelle Gross-
bauer, 308.
Magic Circle
Mens Division: Wally Zie-
minski, 679; Greg Renfer, 632;
Kyle Wagner, 620; Joseph
Chmiel, 613; Francis Pupa, 604;
Michael Rebovich, 565; Ed
Wasko, 561; Matt Charney, 555;
Drew Nicholoson, 554; Russ
Stevens, 551.
Womens Division: Marythe-
resa Pupa, 536; Courtney
McKitish, 443; Lisa Heck, 405;
Mima Brunges, 337; Ashley
Fuller, 334.
Universal
William Elko, 660; Eric Pram-
ick, 625; Dale Reese, 623; David
Titton, 596; Billy Jr. Elko, 594;
Edward Collins, 587; Francis
Pupa, 574; Tom Titton, 556; Ri-
chardArditi, 553; JerryCoggins.
Warehouse Mixed League
Bill Casterline, 716; tom Clark,
681; Jim Carver, 673; Scott Ja-
blowski, 653; John Borgia, 650.
National
Mark Kulick, 729; Jerry Cog-
gins, 690; John Kulick, 684;
Neal Elko, 656; Dale Reese,
638; Allyn Jr. Ferretti, 616; Matt
Felter, 589; Edward Collins,
575; Allyn Sr. Ferretti, 568; John
Pisano, 560.
Pittston Township VFW
Jack Casper, 624; Rich Russian,
617; Wally Moore, 616; Anthony
Grieco, 610; Russ Stevens, 583;
Joe Argenio, 546; Ed Wasko,
545; Larry Jr. OBrien, 541; Joe
Dalessandro, 534; John Blattner,
507.
Dupont Bowlerettes
Donna Kasa, 566; MaryAnn
Shugdinis, 535; MaryTheresa
Pupa, 495; Rose McDade, 486;
Debbie Stevens, 460; Gracelynn
Williamson, 430; Helen Zapo-
toski, 423; MaryLou Fereck,
423; Connie Berlinski, 419.
American
Tom Spulin, 712; Francis Pupa,
679; John Grohowski, 669; Dave
Kern, 666; Gary Sr. Magdon,
650; Neal Elko, 639; Jerry Cog-
gins, 629; Russ Stevens, 628;
Mark Kulick, 627; Mike Morris-
sey, 624.
Elkos Mixed
Boys Division: Paul Greco,
467; Mcihael Elko, 406; Evan
Esposito, 396; Anthony Zim-
merman, 388; Justin Coyne,
379; Alex Scaramastro, 378;
Bryan Shupp, 367; Mcihael
Walsh, 362; Evan Elko, 361; Ja-
cob Morreale, 355.
Girls Division: Morgan Me-
saris, 336; Gina Kirkpatrick,
332; Kiena Vest; 294; Hannah
Maruhnich, 288; Samantha Pie-
chota, 279; Kacie Gedrich, 254;
Janelle Dudek, 242;Halle Gron-
ka, 171.
Dupont
Hughestown Borough Coun-
cil will hold a meeting at 7:30
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 with
Wayne Quick presiding.
Unkempt properties
It has been reported that letters
will be sent to residents with un-
kempt properties. Progress has
been made with property owners
who have already received let-
ters.
Craft and gift sale
The borough is planning a
craft andgift sale withMaryAnn
Quick and Mary Golya as chair-
persons. Proceeds fromthe event
benefit Park and Recreation.
Compost
Residents can pick up com-
post at the Dupont Center free of
charge and are also asked to
place tree branches at curbside
on Wednesdays. Branches
should be no larger than six inch-
es in diameter and tied together.
Last class
Anyone who might have infor-
mation on the last class to gradu-
ate from Hughestown Borough
School is asked to call Jack
Smiles at the Sunday Dispatch at
655-1418 or Marieat 655-2626.
Borough council
to meet Monday
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Pack 310 will hold registration
for Cub Scouts at 6 p.m. on Sept.
10 at the Exeter Scout Home and
Community Center on Lincoln
Street, Exeter.
The Scout Home is attached to
the Exeter Borough Building.
The pack will welcome boys in
first through fifth grades from
any local town or school district.
Registration fee which in-
cludes insurance and a Scout
book is $30 for current members
and $35 for new members.
A parent or guardian must at-
tend with each boy.
For further information, con-
tact Lorraine Backoby by calling
693-3724 or by email at Lbacko
@aol.com.
Exeter Lions Little League
There will be a league meeting
for the Exeter Lions Little
League at 4 p.m. today, Sept. 9 at
the little league field.
Among items to be discussed
will be the various open board
positions: vice president, secre-
tary, coaches coordinator, field
maintenance supervisor, um-
pire-in-chief, equipment manag-
er, players agent, safety officer.
Scholarship Night
Wyoming Area is sponsoring
a Howto Develop AScholarship
Night at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 13 at the high school. Any
athletic group, civic organiza-
tion, business or individuals that
has thought about offering a
scholarship or graduation award
to a graduating Wyoming Area
senior is invited to attend this
meeting.
A program will be presented
to help those interested in offer-
ing such awards in developing
criteria for selection.
Those attending are asked to
enter the high school building at
the entrance which lies between
the St. Anthonys rectory (the
high school math section of the
building) and the high school. In
attendance will be present schol-
arship donors, past winners and
committee members to present
their perspective on this topic.
Attendance is for information
only.
For more information, call
Mrs. Rabel at 655-2836, exten-
sion 2339.
Borough notes
Street sweeping is conducted
the first Friday of every month.
There will be a parking ban in ef-
fect on Wyoming Avenue. Cars
will be ticketed by the police de-
partment if not moved.
Residents are not to take their
recyclables to the recycling
building. They are to be placed
curbside for pick-up on Mon-
days.
Yard waste is to be placed
curbside on Thursdays.
Businesses in town that have
not purchased a recycling or re-
fuse sticker for 2012 will no
longer have recyclables picked
up and will be cited by the police
and subjected to a fine. Anyone
who has a private dumpster must
report their tonnage to Karen
Szwast, recycling coordinator, at
654-0933.
Reunion notice
The Wyoming Area Class of
1977 will hold its 35th anniver-
sary reunion from1 to 8 p.m. on
Sept. 29 at The Checkerboard
Inn, Carverton Road, Trucks-
ville. Cost is $40 per person.
Reservations can be made by
sending checks payable to WA
Class of 77, c/o Cindy Yudiski
Lynch, 355 Susquehanna Ave.,
Exeter, PA 18643 or by visiting
the Wyoming Area Class of 77
Facebook page.
Scholarships sought
Wyoming Area School Dis-
trict is beginning to make plans
for its fourth annual scholarship
andawardcelebrationwhichwill
be held on May 23, 2013.
Any civic organization, busi-
ness, athletic group, individuals
or families that would like to of-
fer a scholarship or graduation
award are welcome to join the
celebration.
For further information and/or
help in developing a scholarship/
award, call Mrs. Rabel in the
guidance office at 655-2836, ext.
2339.
Cosmopolitan Seniors
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
to Mount Airy Casino on
Wednesday Sept. 12 with pick-
ups in Exeter and Pittston. Non-
members are welcome. Details
can be obtained from Johanna at
655-2720.
Greater Pittston NARFE
President John Ryan will con-
duct a meeting of Greater Pitt-
ston NARFE,Chapter 1723 at 1
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the
VFW, Main Street, Dupont.
St. Barbaras news
Religious Education (CCD)
classes will start at 9 a.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 23 in the parish
center at St. Barbaras. All stu-
dents must be registered to at-
tend. Registration forms will be
available in either church or at
the office.
There is a $16 book fee for any
child registered after Aug. 31.
Anyone interested in assisting
with the Religious Ed programis
asked to contact Jim Rose at the
parish office.
Saint Barbaras Christian
Women Organization will hold
its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m.
onTuesday, Sept. 11at the church
hall. All women of the parish are
invited to attend as the upcoming
year will be discussed. The
meeting will begin with the reci-
tation of the rosary.
Cub Pack 310 registration on Monday
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The Friends Association of the
West Pittston Librarys Wine and
Cheese event is from 2 to 5 p.m.
today, Sept. 9 at the library, cor-
ner of Warren and Exeter Ave-
nues. Ticket donations are $20
per person or $35 for couples
and are available at the library or
from any Friends member.
Cheese and crackers will be
offered as well as light snacks
and finger food desserts. There
will be a basket raffle in addition
to the wine event.
Neighborhood Crime Watch
Residents of West Pittston are
urged to attend an important in-
formation meeting with the
Neighborhood Watch Commit-
tee at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.
13 in the West Pittston Borough
Building.
The meeting focus is to dis-
cuss the borough plans and citi-
zen participation for community
emergency preparedness and
resident safety. Mayor Tony De-
nisco, Chief of Police Paul Porfi-
rio and Safety Committee mem-
bers will discuss current plans
and coordination with the Safety
and Awareness Committee de-
veloped post September 2011
hurricane Lee disaster.
Call or contact Safety chair
Grace Hosier at 655-7566 or Ca-
ra Evans Kaplan at 654-6731 for
additional information.
Library programs
Tutto Italiano Sept. 19, Oct.
16, Nov. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
$10eachsessionor $25for three;
Sept. 19, Italian Wine ; Oct.16,
Italian Food; Nov. 27, Italian
Travel.
Downloading Free E-books
Fromthe Library - Sept. 10, Oct.
24, Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
The Titanic and its Pennsylva-
nia Passengers - Oct. 30 from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Beginner Yoga -Mondays -
10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Tues-
days and Thursdays 8:30 to 9:30
a.m.; Wednesdays, 9 a.m.; Fri-
days, 10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Yoga Wednes-
days - 6:30 p.m.
Prenatal Yoga classes are
available. Contact Corinne at co-
rinne@yogawithcorinne.com or
call at 407-2300 for more infor-
mation on session dates and
times. All classes are held on the
top floor of the former American
Legion Building, 316 Linden St.
next to Montgomery Avenue
Elementary School.
West Pittston Library Book
Club - First Tuesday of each
month, 6:45 p.m.
Basic Computer Classes : Ses-
sion 1, Thursdays, Oct. 4 to 25,
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Session 2,
Thursday, Nov. 1 to15 and Nov.
29, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.$50.
New York Citys Sullivan
Street Bakery Bread Making
Class Held at the Assembly
Roomin the First United Metho-
dist Church, 408 Wyoming Ave.
Session 1: Sept. 20 from 6 to 7
p.m. and Sept. 21 from 6 to 9
p.m.; Session 2: Oct. 31from6 to
7 p.m. and Oct. 4 from 6 to 9
p.m.; Session 3: Oct. 30 from 6
to 7 p.m. and Oct. 31 from 6 to 9
p.m.
Make Your Own Pasta Held
at the Assembly Room in the
First United Methodist Church,
408 Wyoming Ave., Session 1,
Sept. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m.; Ses-
sion 2, Oct. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.;
Session 3, Nov. 7 from 6 to 9
p.m., $20.
Charming Charlie sale Oct.
28 from 6 to 8 p.m.
BonTon Community Day
Nov. 9, all day. All tickets and
passes are available at the library
desk.
Join the Friends of the Library
- The Friends of the Library will
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 10,
Oct. 1 and Nov. 5 at the library.
Library wine and cheese event today
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Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
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Noble Book Fair will be on Dec.
7, 8 and 9.
Financial Workshops for Se-
niors/Elderly Fraud and Identity
Theft Sept. 13 from1 to 2 p.m.
What is a Reverse Mortgage -
Sept. 19 from1 to 2 p.m.
Childrens Programs
Art Extravaganza Satur-
daysm Sept. 1, 8, 15 from 1 to 4
p.m. for ages 7-11.
Jack-o-Lantern Display - Oct.
24, any time
Halloween Bash- Oct. 28 at
6:30 p.m.
Introducing...Library Labora-
tory! (Lib Lab) - Session1, Sept.
17 at 6 p.m., Color Coral; Ses-
sion 2, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m., Gore
and More; Session 3, Nov. 19 at 6
p.m., Sweet Treats.
Weekly Story Time- Fridays at
1 p.m.
Ringling Clowns Story Time
Monday, Sept. 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Story Time with Skippy Jon
Jones Sept. 28.
PNCFor Me, For You, For Lat-
er Story Time Series - Oct. 12
and Nov. 9.
Events require registration,
except for the Jack-o-Lantern.
Stop by the circulation desk or
call the library at 654-9847 to
sign up. If a cost is associated
with the program, the fee will be
required at the time of signup to
reserve your spot.
For more information about
upcoming library programs, vis-
it the librarys website at
www.wplibrary.org.
Basketball registration
The Wyoming Area Boys Ele-
mentary Fall Basketball League
registration will be held from 6
to 7:30 p.m. today, Sept. 9 and
from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 12 at the high school gym.
The league is for any boy in
grades one through six in the
Wyoming Area School District.
Spots will be on a first-come/
first-served basis. Space is limit-
ed, so those interested are asked
to sign up early.
Cost of the league is $40 per
person. Parents are reminded to
bring insurance cards and know
their childs t-shirt size (youth or
adult sizes are available). Camp
is scheduled to begin on Satur-
day, Sept. 29 and will run every
Saturday (unless noted on sched-
ule) through Nov. 10. Players are
asked to be at the gym 10 min-
utes prior to startup time. League
times are: first and second grade,
9 to 10 a.m.; third and fourth
grade, 10 to 11 a.m. and fifth and
sixth grade, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Head Coach Al Brogna at 883-
4598 or Assistant Coach Paul
Hindmarsh at 693-1655. Checks
should be made payable to
Wyoming Area Boys Basketball
Parents Association.
Motorcycle Run for Eric
Eric Speicher, of West Pitt-
ston, an eighth grader at Wyom-
ing Area, was diagnosed with
Ependymoma, a type of brain tu-
mor, had surgery and subsequent
therapy in his recovery. The past
March, the tumor resurfaced and
is being treated at Sloan Ketter-
ing Hospital in New York City.
To help defray medical and
travel expenses, a motorcycle
ride/picnic will be held in his
honor on September 9 at Four
Seasons Golf Club, Shoemaker
Avenue, Exeter. The ride begins
at 11 a.m. The picnic will follow.
Registration is at 10 a.m.
Advance registration for riders
of $20 includes a t-shirt and
wristband for food and drink;
passenger fee is $15. Day of
event registration is $25 for rid-
ers and $18 for passengers. Non-
rider t-shirts are $12 and $15, de-
pending on size. Non-rider pic-
nic wristband is $10 and includes
food and drink
For any questions, call Ed or
Amanda Shedlock at 655-4336.
DePrimo Legion Post
1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Amer-
ican Legion Post 542, West Pitt-
ston, will hold its regular bi-
monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Moose
on Exeter Avenue with Com-
mander Richard Simonson, Sr.
presiding. The meeting will in-
clude formal installation of offi-
cers and buffet dinner. The cost
is $11 per person. Reservations
are necessary through Ron Git-
kos at 654-2261.
The Post will hold installation
of officers jointly with Exeter
and West Wyoming posts at 6
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the
Moose on Exeter Avenue. Abuf-
fet dinner will consist of pasta,
chicken, salad, vegetables, rolls,
butter and beverages. Cost is $11
for guests. There will be no cost
to Post 542 members.
Contact Ron Gitkos at 654-
2261or Ron Faust at 655-4088 to
make reservations.
Scholarship Night
a How to Develop a Scholar-
ship Night at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 13at the Second-
ary Center. Any athletic group,
civic organization, business or
individuals that has thought
about offering a scholarship or
graduation award to a graduating
Wyoming Area senior is invited
to attend this meeting.
the entrance, which lies between
building) and the high school
Mrs. Rabel at 655-2836, ext.
2339.
Street department
Yard waste will be picked up
from Montgomery Avenue to
Erie Street onMondays andfrom
Montgomery Avenue to Susque-
hanna Avenue on Tuesdays.
Residents are asked to place
yard waste in open containers.
No plastic bags will be picked
up.
Tree limbs should not exceed
four feet in length or 1/2-inch in
diameter and must be tied in
bundles.
Any resident requesting chip-
ping of tree limbs is asked to call
the Public Works Building at
655-7786 to be placed on a
schedule.
Tax collector
George L. Miller, tax collec-
tor, announces the Wyoming Ar-
ea school taxes have been
mailed. The rebate period is until
Oct. 3 and the face value until
Dec. 3.
The borough tax penalty peri-
od will be honored through De-
cember.
Office hours during rebate are
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday.
It is the property owners re-
sponsibility to forward tax bills
to financial institutions for pay-
ment.
If a receipt is requested, please
include a self-addressed/
stamped envelope with payment.
For appointments, call 655-
3801 or 655-7782 ext. 232.
Birthday notes
Celebrating this week: Ellie
Laffey, Megan Lewis, Sept. 9;
Tony Botteon, Sept. 11; Laura
Marancik, Alyssa Timinski,
Jackie Mills, Nancy Albergi,
Charlene Coco, Dante Bovani,
Frankie Redmond, Melissa
Bohn Hudzinski, Tony Callaio,
Sept. 12; Keri Irace, Ashlee Ba-
lent, Sept. 13; Lenny Pribula,
Sept. 14; Michelle Gitkos, Ni-
cole Gitkos, Robbie Lewis, Sept.
15.
Thought of the week
Never think that Gods delays
are Gods denials. Hold on, hold
fast, hold out. Patience is genius.
Quote of the week
Do not be afraid to make de-
cisions, do not be afraid to make
mistakes. Carly Fiorina, for-
mer Hewlett-Packard president.
Bumper sticker
The past cannot be cured.
West Pittston
The Wyoming Rotary Crab
Fest will be held from 6 to 10
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at the West
Wyoming Fire Hall, Shoemaker
Street.
The event will be limitedtothe
first 185 people who make reser-
vations. The event includes all-
you-can eat: Baltimore hardshell
crabs, clam chowder, hot dogs,
beer and soda.
For reservations, call Mark
Sobeck at 760-1644, or Mike
Kelly 237-5063. The cost is $35
per person.
Legion meeting
The American Legion Morn-
ing Star Post 904 will meet at
6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13
in the West Wyoming Hose Co.
No 1 meeting hall.
Night at the Races
Members of West Wyoming
Hose Company #2 will hold a
Night at the Races on Saturday,
Oct. 6.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and post
time is 7 p.m.
Members are currently selling
horses for $10 each.
Horse owners receive admis-
sion to the races as well as free
food and drink for the evening.
Horses can also be purchased
by calling the fire department at
287-1182.
All proceeds will benefit the
fire department.
Dems golf tourney
The Luzerne County Demo-
cratic Committee will host a golf
tournament on Sunday, Sept. 16
at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf
Club, Mountaintop. Registration
begins at noon with a shotgun
start at 1 p.m.
The fee is $125 per person and
includes green fees, cart, dinner,
refreshments and a gift. To regis-
ter, mail a check to Luzerne
County Democratic Committee,
39 Public Square, Suite 1000,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18702. Corpo-
rate checks cannot be accepted.
Hole sponsorships are also
Wyoming Rotary sets crab fest in October
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contact John Bolin, tournament
chairperson, at 760-6137 or jbo-
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Scholarship Night
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Night at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 13 at the high school.
Any athletic group, civic orga-
nization, business or individuals
that has thought about offering a
scholarship or graduation award
to a graduating Wyoming Area
senior is invited to attend this
meeting.
the entrance which lies between
building) and the high school.
Mrs. Rabel at 655-2836, exten-
sion 2339.
Reunion notice
The Wyoming Area Class of
1977 will hold its 35th anniver-
sary reunion party from 1 to 8
p.m. on Sept. 29 at The Checker-
board Inn, Carverton Road,
Trucksville.
Cost is $40 per person. Reser-
vations can be made by sending
checks payable to WA Class of
77, c/o Cindy Yudiski Lynch,
355 Susquehanna Ave., Exeter,
PA 18643 or by visiting the
Wyoming Area Class of 77
Facebook page.
Farmers market
There will be fresh local pro-
duce this Saturday at the Farm-
ers Market inthe Park. The mar-
ket opens at 9 a.m. every Satur-
day in the Butler Street Park off
Eighth Street.
Craft and food vendors will al-
sobe onhand. Additional vendor
spaces are still available. Call the
borough office at 693-0291 to
register.
The event is sponsored by
Wyoming Borough and the
Wyoming Recreation Board.
Compost yard schedule
The West Wyoming compost
yard will be open from10 a.m. to
2 p.m. on Saturdays for residents
of West Wyoming and Wyoming
Boroughs.
The compost yard accepts
brush, branches, leaves and
grass. Residents are reminded to
take care that yard waste does
not contain plastic or recyclable
bags.
The compost yard does not ac-
cept stones or dirt.
Compost is also available free
of charge to residents of both
towns.
St. Monicas news
A Womens Evening of Re-
flection will be held at 6 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 10.
Mass will be celebrated and
will be followed with a Confer-
ence at 7 p.m. given by Sister
Joan of the Capuchin Sisters of
Nazareth. Other Capuchin Sis-
ters will join her.
There will be a social at 8 p.m.
in the Church Hall. Sung Com-
pline (Night Prayer of the
Church) will be held at 8:45 p.m.
A registration sheet will be
available in the church hall.
Anyone who would like to at-
tend may call the parish office a
693-1991 or Diane at 362-3661
or Pat at 762-5568.
Up & Over Retreat Weekend
will be held Friday, Sept. 14
through Sunday, Sept. 16 at the
Fatima Renewal Center in Dal-
ton for seventh and eighth grad-
ers.
The weekend includes a num-
ber of activities and events, Mass
and movie, all-you-can-eat buf-
fet style meals and private
rooms.
For more information, visit the
Fatima website at www.fatima-
renewalcenter.org.
Cub Scout registration: Cub
Scout Pack 366, sponsored by
the Parish, will host registration
for boys in first through fourth
grades at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 13 at the West Wyoming
Borough Building.
Mrs. Stahley at 693-1425. The
Cub Pack will meet at 6:30 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 16 in OLOS
Church Hall.
Dinner and a Movie Night: at
5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 af-
ter the Vigil Mass at St. Monicas
Parish with the movie October
Baby sponsored by the Parish
andthe Guardianof the Redeem-
er Catholic Mens Fellowship.
Participants are asked to bring a
covered dish to share.
For more information, call Fa-
ther McKernan at 693-1991 or
email at monicaww@veri-
zon.net.
Northeast PA Catholic Radio
Banquet: JMJ Radio, 750 am,
will hold the first-ever Catholic
Radio Banquet on Nov. 11 at St.
Anthony of Padua Hall, Exeter.
A special Mass will be fol-
lowed by a dinner with the fea-
tured speaker Fred Berretta, a
survivor of US Airways Flight
1549 which crashed in the Hud-
son River in 2009.
Holy Mass is at 4 p.m. fol-
lowed by dinner at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $25 per person.
For information and reserva-
tions, call 654-7542.
Library news
The Wyoming Free Library
will have story time from10 to11
a.m. on Sept. 18, 25, October 9,
16 and 30 for children ages 3-5.
The program, entitled For
Me, For You, For Later is part of
the Grow Up Great initiative
sponsored by PNCBank and Se-
same Workshop.
The five-session program will
teach preschoolers and their par-
ents financial concepts such as
making choices, needs and
wants, learning to wait, value
and spending, sharing and sav-
ing money.
Each session will offer a story,
craft and snack.
Space is limited, so call the
Wyoming Free Library at 693-
1364 to register.
The Friends of the Wyoming
Free Library invite you to their
first Fund Raising party.
The group is having a Mixed
Bag Designs Fund Raising Party
at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 at
the Wyoming Free Library, 358
Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
The Wyoming Free Library
now offers Wi-Fi. Bring your
laptops and study away.
For more information, log on-
to www.wyominglibrary.org or
call 693-1364.
The library is located at 358
Wyoming Ave. Hours are10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Monday through Fri-
day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday.
Committee men of the Wyoming Rotary Club Crab Fest, fromleft to right: Frank Sobeck, Mike Kelly, co-chair, Darrell Evans, Scot Davis,
Dr. Brian Zaborny, Mark Sobeck, chair, John Piszak, John Harrington, president, Dave Voitek, guest speaker.
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Attorneys At Law
490 N .M a in Street,Su ite 202,Pittston 654-4643
BestofL u c k to All Area Tea m sThis Sea son.
Catherine Lombardo lowered
her own course record at PA to
18:58 boosting Pittston Area to
wins against Wyoming Area (15-
50) and GAR(15-50) in the girls
side of the WVC cross country
meet at Pittston Area on
Wednesday. The Patriots took
eight of the top 10 spots. Hailey
Stackhouse finished ninth for
Wyoming Area, which beat
GAR15-50.
1. Catherine Lombardo (PA)
18:58; 2. Tyra Johnson (PA)
20:16; 3. Kristen Lombardo
(PA) 22:28; 4. Abbie Sheerer
(PA) 22:30; 5. Emily Seamen
(PA) 23:39; 6. Olivia Lanza
(PA) 23:46; 7. MacKenzie Car-
roll (PA) 26:55; 8. Kristen Fe-
reck (PA) 27:05; 9. Hailey
Stackhouse (WA) 27:15; 10.
Emily Wolfgang (WA) 27:15.
In the boys race Wyoming Ar-
ea took two out of the top three
spots to hold off Pittston Area
and placed five overall in the top
HI GH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Lady Patriots dominate
TONY CALLAIO FOR THE DISPATCH
The start of the cross country meet hosted by Pittston Area hosted against Wyoming Area and GAR.
PA girls take
nine of top
10 spots
By JACK SMILES
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the Patriots 24-32 and GAR
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The Warriors Eric Filipak
turned in the fastest time of
the meet with a time of
18:44.
Mike Havrilla paced the
Patriots, who topped GAR
15-50. The teams spilt
Bridge points.
1. Eric Filipak (WA)
18:34; 2. Mike Havrilla
(PA) 18:44; 3. Nick Hru-
mek (WA) 18:53; 4. Nick
Oldjejewski (GAR) 18:55;
5. Dimitri Shea (PA)
19:16; 6. Mike Harding
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ruski (WA) 19:36; 8. Eric
Sklanka (PA) 20:03; 9.
Cody McLean(PA) 20:09;
10. Nick Vasquez (WA)
20:25.
Runners
Above, PAs Catherine Lombar-
do lowered her own course
record in winning the WVC
meet against GAR and WA.
PAs Mike Havrilla came in a close 2nd behind WAs Eric Filipiak.
Eric Flipiak, left, came in first for WA and 1st place overall against
Pittston Area with a time of 18:34. Right WAs Haley Stackhouse
was the first WA girl finisher, followed by Emily Wolfgang..
On Saturday, September 8
two Pittston Area girls finished
in the top 10 in the Cliff Rob-
bins Sr. Memorial High School
Invitational Cross Country
Races at Letterkenny Fields at
Misericordia University.
Pittston Area senior Cathe-
rine Lombardo was fifth in the
field of 198 runners in the Girls
Varsity division with a time of
19:58 on the 5k course. PAfresh-
man Tara Johnson was ninth in
20:35.
In the 3k Junior High division
PAs Ali Carroll was 8th in the
field of 147 with a time of 14:37.
Lombardo, Johnson
excel in Robbins
Memorial race
PAs Catherine Lombardo was fifth overall in the girls division of
the Cliff Robbins Memorial Run at Misericordia University on
September 8.
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Nick OBrien did what he
does best against MidValley. Ev-
erything.
OBrien had129 rushing yards
on 13 carries and two rushing
touchdowns, 64 passing yards
with one passing touchdown,
and an interception in the War-
riors 28-12 win over Mid Valley
on Friday night in Throop.
It all starts up front and the
line did a great job, said
OBrien. Our playmakers are
going to make plays because of
our line and our coaching. Thats
what we feed off of.
Wyoming Area put them-
selves on the board quick in the
fourth quarter. Cody Schmitz
took a punt return back 76 yards
for a touchdown to give WA an
early 7-0 lead.
Wyoming Areas offense
seemed couldnt get anything
going early on but that all
changed when Zack Lanunziata
picked off Mid-Valleys quarter-
back and returned the intercep-
tion to the 4-yard line.
After two failed rushes and an
incomplete pass in the red zone,
the Warriors gave the ball to
OBrien on 4th down. OBrien
rushed to the right, found a seam
between two Mid-Valley defend-
ers and tumbled into the end
zone for a 3-yard touchdown.
That put the Warriors up 14-0
with 5:12 on the clock.
Shortly after that, the Spartans
found their offensive groove.
They put up a quick touchdown
on a beautiful 34 yard pass by
MV quarterback Matthew Tan-
ner but missed the extra point.
That put the score at 14-6 go-
ing into halftime.
Mid-Valley put up another
touchdown in the third quarter
by recovering their own fumble
in the end zone but failed to con-
vert the two-point conversion.
That cut the Warriors lead to 14-
12 with 5:49 left in the third
quarter.
Mid-Valley has some out-
standing athletes, said Wyom-
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Spencer. They have big-play
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WA wins for split with Lackawanna teams
By TOMMY ROMANELLI
Dispatch Correspondent
Nick OBrien runs, throws for scores as Warriors even record at 1-1
See WARRIORS, Page 49
Wyoming Areas Nick OBrien, left, stiff-arms Mid Valleys Tyler Collins on a quarterback keeper in high school football action Friday night in Throop
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potential and never out of the
football game.
At this point, Wyoming Area
seemed to be losing momentum.
They were having a hard time
moving the ball and putting a
good drive together.
Then with 1:50 on the clock in
the third, Nick OBrien took the
ball as quarterback on a 3rd-
and-9 play. OBrien scrambled
to the outside and looked down
field to see a wide open Schmitz
jumping 40 yards away. OBrien
threw the ball as far as he could
and, on an amazing catch by
Schmitz, got the 56-yard touch-
down pass. The third PAT by
Lenkitas made it 21-12.
It wasnt designed that way. It
was supposed to be a quick pass
but the pocket broke down. I just
saw[Schmitz] jumping and wav-
ing his hands. I threwit as far as I
could and he made a big play.
That was huge. We were kind of
at a stalemate scoring, so it was
big to get a huge play like that.
Plus, it was third down. That was
the changing point of the game,
said OBrien.
The Warriors took over in the
fourth quarter. They came up
with big fourth down stops and
an interception by OBrien to
hold off Mid-Valley.
OBrien sealed the deal with
one last punchthough. With4:04
left on the clock OBrien took
the ball and ran for a 55 yard
touchdown run making the final
score 28-12.
The Warriors (1-1) head into
their WVCschedule on Friday at
Lake Lehman (1-1.)
Warriors
Top, Wyoming Areas Zack LaNunziata (25) returns an inter-
ception Friday night in Throop. Above, Wyoming Area quarter-
back Jordan Zezza looks to throw against Mid Valley. Left,
Wyoming Area guard Joe Erzar, left, tackles Mid Valley runner
Tyler Collins Friday night in Throop.
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There are six matches left in
the season and Wyoming Area
will try to squeeze out a few
more victories while the young
Lady Patriots will look for their
second win of the season.
Hanover Area Hawkeyes trav-
eled to the Lady Warriors
courts on Tuesday where WA
pulled out a 3-2 win. The No.1
singles player for the Warriors
did not play, giving that contest
to Hanover a walkover. But
WAs No.2 Kierstin Grillo and
No.1 doubles of Julia Banas/Ju-
lia Gober won for two points.
No.2 doubles of Sam Williams/
Maddy Ambruso lost in two
close sets, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), so the
match came down to No.3 sin-
gles where WAs Anna Williams
split the first two sets before
taking control in the third, 6-2
to push WA to the team win.
On Thursday, WA traveled to
Wyoming Valley West at Ha-
milton Park. The up-and-down
Spartans were on the upswing
taking the Warriors down, 4-1.
The doubles team of Sam Wil-
liams/Britney Benkoski 6-4, 7-5
(7-2) scored the WA point.
The Lady Warriors are now
3-4 on the season. They will
play league leader Crestwood at
Mt. Top on Monday, GAR at
Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday,
and Friday at home with
Coughlin. The Warriors will
have a chance to pick up anoth-
er win, but will have their hands
full with Crestwood and
Coughlin.
The Lady Patriots are still go-
ing through growing pains
dropping both matches this
week. They faced a tough Holy
Redeemer losing 5-0 and lost to
Crestwood 5-0 on Thursday.
PA No.1 Miranda Warunek
faced seasoned veteran Fallyn
Boich managing to get four
games off of her, losing 6-2,
6-2.
On Thursday, PA faced a
buzz saw in the Crestwood
Comets losing 5-0. PAs No.1
doubles team of Alicia Cho-
pyak/Mikheala Moher dropped
the first set 6-1 before giving
the Comets team a run in the
second, losing 6-4 in the second
set.
PA will have another tough
week ahead with their three
matches. It looks like they will
get by GAR on Monday, but
will face two more tough teams
on Wednesday and Friday with
Hazleton Area and Dallas, re-
spectively. GAR and Hazleton
are away, while Dallas is home.
GI RL S TENNI S
Locals seek wins as season ends
By TONY CALLAIO
Dispatch correspondent
The top five Wyoming Area
and MMI golfers played to a
179-179 tie on Friday at the
Valley Country Club, sending
the match to a fifth-player tie
break. WAs fifth, Mike Ko-
lessar, shot a 49 to a 55 for
MMIs fifth player lifting WA
to a 228-234 win and a 2-0
week.
Wyoming Area was led by
Courtney Melvin with a 41 and
Colin Herron 44, Zach Mul-
hern 46, Madelyn Wharton 48
Jeff Watts earned medalist
honors in the effort for MMI
Prep.
On Tuesday at Edgewood
Colin Herron shot a 41 and
Madeline Wharton a 43 to
lead Wyoming Area to an 11-
shot victory over Nanticoke,
177-188. Courtney Melvin shot
44 and Mike Kolessar, 49 for
WA.
On Thursday the Patriots
won at Fox Hill to go 1-1 for
the week. Ryan Tracy again
tied for medalist with a 37,
same as Berwicks Brian
Bridge. Matt Carroll 39, Cal-
vin OBoyle 40, Chris Lynch
42 aided the PA win.
Crestwood 161, Pittston
Area 166
PA lost a close one at Blue
Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday.
Pittston Areas Ryan Tracy, 36,
shared medalist honor with
Crestwoods Billy Dombroski.
Matt Carroll 37, Chris Lynch
46 and Calvin OBoyle, 47
rounded out the PA scoring.
This weeks matches
Monday
PA at Hazleton
Lake Lehman at WA
Wednesday
Coughlin at PA
WA at Hanover
Standings
AAA Dvision 1
Coughlin 5-1
Pittston Area 2-4
Dallas 2-4
Tunkhannock 2-4
AA Division 3
Holy Redeemer 5-0
Wyoming Area 5-1
Wyoming Sem 5-3
Meyers 2-3
GAR 0-6
HI GH SCHOOL GOL F
Warriors win a pair; PA1-1 for the week
In boys soccer Wyoming Area
split a pair of games going into a
game Saturday at Wyoming
Seminary which was too late for
our deadline.
On Tuesday the Warriors lost
toNanticoke inNanticoke, 1-0. It
was a scoreless game until 22:00
of the second half when Dave
Stecco scored for the Trojans.
Meanwhile on Tuesday in
Wilkes-Barre, Pittston Area lost
to Holy Redeemer 4- 2.
The teams traded goals early
and Jordan Consagra scored for
the Patriots to make it 1-1.
But the Royals scored the next
three before PAs Ian Tracy
scored in the second-half
On Thursday the Warriors
were back home at Tenth Street
where they beat GAR 4-3.
Zack Sypniewski had a hat
trick, with the third one being the
game winner at 10:52
Sypniewski also scored the
first two gaols of the game assit-
ed by Brian Waisowaty 34:20
and Brian Buckmann at 2:25;
Buckman scored un assisted at
15:34 of the second to set up the
Sypniewski game-winner.
Both teams had 16 shots. Aa-
ron Carter stopped eight for WA.
The Patriots are 0-2 in Divi-
sion 2. The Warriors were 2-1 in
D3 going into yesterday.
This
weeks
games
Monday
PA at MMI
WA at Holy Redeemer
Wednesday
WA at Berick
Thursday
PA at Hazleton
Saturday
Dallas at PA
Nanticoke at WA
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The first play of the game was
awesome. Most of the rest of
them were awful in the Patriots
43-0 loss to the Scranton
Knights on Friday at Scranton
Memorial Stadium.
PA tailback Justin Wilk ran 70
yards on the Patriots first play
from scrimmage to a 1st-and-
goal at the Scranton 8. But the
Patriots didnt score and the 70
yard run turned out to be more
thanhalf of their total rushingfor
the game.
After Scranton stopped the Pa-
triots on a 4th-and-goal from the
six following the Wilk run, the
Knights offense drove 94 yards
on 12 plays in 5:22 to take a 6-0
lead on a TD pass from Marlinn
Waiters to Karlon Quiller, who
made a tremendous diving catch
on a 4th-andfrom the PA15.
Knights tailback Jake
McCarthy carried the ball six
times on the drive and caught
one pass. The Knights scored on
four of their five first half pos-
sessions. After the 94-yard drive
for the first score they went 48
yards on just two plays, the score
a 16-yard run by McCarthy with
2:21 left in the first. A 2-pointer
made it 14-0.
In the second quarter the
Knights drove 58 yards on seven
plays to make it 21-0 with 5:51
left.
The Patriots offense showed a
little life on their ensuing posses-
sion. Kyle Gattuso hit Mark Ro-
manczuk with a short pass and
he bulledit for a16-yardgainand
a first down. On the next play
Wilk picked up12 on the ground
for a first down at the Scranton
43. But the drive stalled when a
4th down play was stopped an
inch short by measurement.
Scranton took over with 55
second left and scored with: 02
left on a beautiful fade pass by
Waiters, after a scramble, to Jim
McNally in the left corner of the
end zone.
Quiller started the second half
by retuning the opening kick off
84 yards putting the mercy rule
in effect at 35-0. Scranton tacked
on one more score in the fourth
quarter.
McCarthy was games leading
rusher with 131 yards on 16 car-
ries. Wilk had 81 on 16 carries,
70 of themon that first play. Gat-
tuso was 4-9 passing for 77 yards
with one pick. Waiters was 6-10
for 89 and two Tds.
Its tough to put a positive PA
spin on Fridays outcome, but
Scranton is a senior-laden 4A
team, ranked no. 2 in most local
polls and likely to finish 8-2 or
better, while the Patriots are
young and inexperienced.
The Patriots open the WVC
portion of their schedule on Fri-
day. Its also the home opener.
Crestwood (1-1) is the opponent.
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A hard days Knight for the Patriots in Scranton
By JACK SMILES
Top, Pittston Areas Joe Starin-
sky turned from offense to
defense as he broke up a in-
terception attempt in the end-
zone.
Above PA quarterback Kyle
Gattuso rolls out looking for a
receiver.
JASON RIEDMILLER FOR THE DISPATCXH
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The Lady Warriors opened
their season on Wednesday at
home versus Hanover with a 3-0
win, 25-12, 25-12, 25-19. Sam
Acacio had nine kills, one block
and Melissa Kazmerick had nine
kills and six service points to
lead the way for WA.
On Friday WAlost to Holy Re-
deemer 13, 6 and 9.
WA Coach Noah Pickett has
35 girls out and WA will field
first-year, JV and varsity teams.
The Lady Warriors were 4-8 in
the regular season last year and
had a shot to make to playoffs.
They got into a mini-play-in
tournament for the last playoff
spot with Berwick and Hanover.
WA went 1-1 beating Hanover
and losing to Berwick, which
won the spot.
The top six players for WAthis
season are junior setter Aubrey
Hiedacavage, junior hitter Sam
Acacio; the Bohan sisters Mallo-
ry, a junior, and Gabby, a senior;
Kate Kross and Melissa Kaz-
merick.
The Bohans older sister
Casey is a starter for Wilkes Uni-
versity.
Pickett described freshman
Nicole Wright and Jess Sorick as
players with potential who could
see some playing time.
The individual skills are get-
ting better, Pickett said. If can
be more cohesive as a team we
should be all right.
On Tuesday the Lady Patriots
ran into another powerhouse los-
ing to Nanticoke in straight sets
3-0.
Kaitlyn Simyan had five ser-
vice points, two kills, and two
blocks fro PA. The LPS also lost
to Tunkhannock 25-9, 25-16 and
25-15 in Tunkhannock.
Jacqueline Raybender led Pitt-
ston Area with eight service
points and four aces. 9, 16, 15
Wyoming Area
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Sept. 9 vs. Nanticoke
Sept. 12 at Tunkhannock
Sept. 17 vs. Pittston Area
Sept. 19 at Valley West
Sept. 24 vs. Dallas
Sept. 26 vs. Lake Lehman
Sept. 28 at Del Val
Oct 1 vs. GAR
Oct 4 at North Pocono
Oct. 9 vs. Berwick
Oct 11 at MMI
Oct. 16 vs. Coughlin
Oct 18 at Meyers
Oct 22 at Hazleton
Oct 24 at Crestwood
PA games this week
Monday
Dallas at PA
Wednesday
Valley west at PA
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Lady Warriors win opener, lose to Redeemer
By JACK SMILES
Below from left, WAs Melissa
Kazmerick goes up high to block
a Hawkeye shot. WA libero Hope
Crawn serves. WA senior Sam
Acacio hits.
WA seniors Gabby Bohan, Melissa Kazmerick and Kate Kross
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The Lady Patriots outscored
two opponents 14-3 defeating
Holy Redeemer, 6-2, on Tuesday
at Pittston Area and Wyoming
Sem, 8-1, on Thursday at Sem.
Add in their opening game 6-3
win over Lake Lehman on Fri-
day, August 31and PAwas off to
a 3-0 start having outscored op-
ponents 20-6. The figured to
have a much tougher time yester-
day, Saturday, when they played
at Dallas in a game that was too
late for our deadline.
Freshman Madison Mim-
naugh burst onto the local soccer
scene as a goal scorer as Allie
Barber did last season when she
was a freshman. Mimnaugh
scored a hat trick in the opening
game and had six goals in the
three games before Saturday.
Barber with four goals in each
of the Patriots two games this
week before Saturday had 10
goals in the three games.
Coach Nicole Tieso said Bar-
ber and Minmaugh compliment
each other. Maddy is quick,
skilled, and understands the
game very well., Tieso said.
She gets to exactly where she
needs to be. Maddy and Allie
clicked immediately together up
front. We are very fortunate that
we gained a number of players
that have meshed very well with
our returning players.
Inthe 8-1winover SemBarber
had four goals and an assist,
Mimnaugh had two goals, Olivia
Giambra hada goal andanassist,
Samantha Mayers had a goal,
Carly Filipski had assists, and
Liz Waleski, one assist.
In the win over Redeemer Bar-
ber scored four goals and an as-
sist to Mimnaugh who had an as-
sist to Barber. Waleski scored on
a penalty kick for PA. Giambra,
Waleski and Madison Cardinale
had assists.
Jordan Cumbo had seven
saves for PA.
Wyoming Area, who played
Wyoming Sem Saturday in West
Pittston, had one game earlier in
the week and beat Nanticoke 4-2
Tuesday in Nanticoke. The War-
riors were behind 2-1 at the half,
but Myiah Custer and Valerie
Bott each scored a minute apart
early in the second to put WA
ahead. Sam Acacio, who scored
the first WAgoal in the first half,
scored an insurance goal with a
penalty kick in the 72nd minute
to make it 4-2. Chaslyn Facci-
ponti and Acacio had assists.
Keeper Jordan Chiavacci had
nine saves.
The Warriors were 2-0 going
into yesterday.
.
This weeks games
Monday
Holy Redeemer at WA
MMI at PA
Thursday
Hazleton at WA
Saturday
PA at Meyers
G I R L S S O C C E R
Minmaugh, Barber combine for 11 goals in PA wins
By JACK SMILES
Blandina Apartments landed a
place in the first half finals by re-
bounding to defeat Roberts Re-
pairs in back to back matches. In
the opening matches to deter-
mine the first half first place fin-
isher Roberts Repairs defeated
Cuzs Bar & Grill and Blandina
Apartments by the same score of
12-2.
The losers then met, with
Blandina Apartments winning
12-9. In two superbly played
matches, Blandina Apartments
defeated Roberts Repairs 12-9
and 12-11. While receiving great
support fromhis teammates Paul
Santarelli, Frank Ridolfi and Pat
Williams, Jim Blandina was by
all accounts the man of the eve-
ning. His performance rivaled
that of such luminaries as Doc
Campanella, Fosco Santi and
Ralph Campanella.
Next week the first half play-
offs continue with Bassler
Equipment playing the Dyller
LawFirm, Roberts Repairs tak-
ing on KWIKNEZ Market and
Cuzs Bar & Grill jousting with
Atlas Realty.
The team with the highest
seeding will play the winner of
the two lower seeds for the right
to play Blandina Apartments for
a place in the league finals.
B O C C E B A L L
Playoffs Wednesday
The Thursday regular season
final week set the stage for the
playoffs.
OConnor maintained the no.
2 seed and a first round bye by
defeating Adonizios 2 - 1. No. 1
Red Mill also gets a first round
bye.
Ted Matthews, 34, and Bob
Lampman, 37, led the winners
while Jim Devers had 40 for
Adonizios.
Red Mill defeated Ashley 2 - 1
with Mike Lazvenick, 33, and
Dave Snell, 38, leading the win-
ners while Len Coleman and
John Mulhern had even par 34s
for the losers.
Hoffman Edefeated Bryan 3
-0. Sean Fortney, 39, and Mike
Hoover, 40, led the winners
while Mike Fiscus had 43 for
Bryans.
Selenski s defeated Powers 2 -
1. Rick Laneski, 39, and Mark
Nobile, 41, led Selenski while
Clem Parulis had 41 for Powers.
Playoff Schedule for Thursday
5:00 p.m.
# 3 Ashleys vs # 6 Powers
# 4 Bryans vs # 5 Adonizio
E M A N O N G O L F
Playoffs Thursday
The Wyoming Area Boys Ele-
mentary Fall Basketball League
registration is todaySunday, Sep-
tember 9 from6 to 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesday, September 12 from
7 to 8 p.m. at the high school
gym. The league is for any boy in
the Wyoming Area School Dis-
trict in grades 1 to 6.
Spots will be on a first come
first serve basis. Space is limited,
so those interested are asked to
sign up early. Cost of the league
is $40 per person. Parents are re-
minded to provide insurance
cards and hilds t-shirt size
(youth or adult sizes are availa-
ble).
Camp is scheduled to begin on
Saturday, September 29 and will
run every Saturday (unless noted
on schedule) through November
10. Players are asked to be at the
gym 10 minutes prior to startup
time. League times are: 1st and
2nd grade 9 to 10 a.m. 3rd and
4th grade 10 to 11 a.m. and 5th
and 6th grade 11a.m. to12 p.m.
Any questions, contact Head
Coach Al Brogna at 883-4598 or
Assistant Coach Paul HInd-
marsh at 693-1655. If paying by
check, make checks payable to
Wyoming Area Boys Basketball
Parents Association.
Check the website www.wyo-
mingareabasketball.org for any
changes or cancellations.
PA wrestling boosters
Pittston Area Wrestling
Booster Club will meet Monday,
Sept 24 at 6:00 p.m. Nomination
of officers will take place. All
parents are urged to attend. Plans
for the upcoming season will be
discussed.
Exeter Little League
There will be a league meeting
for the Exeter Lions Little
League today, Sunday Septem-
ber 9 at the little league field at 4
p.m.
Amongthings beingdiscussed
will be the various board posi-
tions that are open: Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary, Coaches Coor-
dinator, Field Maintenance Su-
pervisor, Umpire-in-Chief,
Equipment Manager, Players
Agent, Safety Officer
Moose Steelers raffle
The Moose Lodge in West
Pittston is selling raffle tickets
for an overnight bus trip Oct. 6
and 7 to Pittsburgh that includes
a tail gate partyandtwotickets to
the Steelers-Eagles game Octo-
ber 7.
Raffle tickets are $10 each and
can be purchased at the lodge so-
cial quarters or from any of the
member of the Women of the
Moose.
The drawing is Sept 14 at
Moose Lodge 1207 West Pitt-
ston. Proceeds will benefit
Moose charities. The bus leaves
from Kohls in Wilkes-Barre.
Pittston Boys Basketball
Boosters
The Pittston Boys Basketball
Booster Club will meet on Tues-
day, September 11at 6:30 p.m. at
the Red Mill, 340 S. Main Street,
Pittston. An election of officers
will be held and fundraising
ideas discussed.
Pittston Area Soccer
Boosters
The Pittston Area Soccer
Boosters will meet on Thursday,
September 13 at 7:30 p.m. at To-
nys Wine Cellar. Plans for senior
day and other eents will be dis-
cussed. All parents and coaches
are encouraged to attend.
WA field hockey news
WA Field Hockey conduct
will a car wash and bake sale on
Sept.15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
West Side Auto. Car washtickets
are $5 and can be purchased
from any Varsity, Junior Varsity
or Junior High player.
PA Swim and Dive boosters
The Pittston Area Swim and
Dive Booster Club will hold its
first parents meeting on Tues-
day, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. at
Tonys Pizza, Main St. Pittston.
Plans for the upcoming season
will be discussed. All parents are
invited to attend.
S P O R T S B R I E F S
WA boys youth hoop sign ups start today
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Dr. Jerey P. DAndrea
is pleased to announce the opening of his
new cardiology practice.
Dr. DAndrea will continue to see current and new patients in
temporary locations until the upcoming grand opening of his
new oce.
Patients may call Dr. DAndrea at
570-602-7865
and leave a message with the answering service.
Your call will be promptly returned
to schedule an appointment,
to have prescriptions relled
have questions answered,
and how to make arrangements for the transition to the
new location.
Dr. DAndrea is committed to ensuring continuity of care for
all patients.
The local field hockey teams
had an 0-3 opening week drop-
ping games to high caliber oppo-
nents. Wyoming Area lost its
opener 1-0 to Division 2 Nanti-
coke at Ferretti Field in West
Pittston. WAs leading scorer se-
nior Serra Degnan did not play.
She sat out a red-cardsuspension
from the last game last season.
For Nanticoke Amber Gron-
kowski scored the lone goal of
the game off a pass from Carly
Grabowski.
Nanticoke keeper Bridget
Kinlawhelped preserve the shut-
out by making 20 saves, as WA
outshot Nanticoke 20-6.
On Thursday at Valley West
against the Division 1 Lady
Spartans the Lady Warriors lost
5-2.
Both Warriors goals were
scoredinthe secondhalf bySally
DeLuca from Abby Thorton at
24:53 and unassisted by Lee
Bednarski at 16:48.
Danielle Grega scored twice
and Rikki Stefanides added one
goal and two assists for Valley
West wholed3-0at the half. Lexi
Coolbaugh stopped 15 shots in
the cage for WA.
On Wednesday at the Bucky
Harris Complex in Hughestown
Pittston Area lost its opener to
Division 3 defending champs the
Northwest Lady Rangers, 5-2.
Dina Maurizi, unassisted, and
Nichole ChaikofromPaige Dan-
ko scored for Pittston Area. The
game was 1-1 at the half.
Morgan Price and Olivia Mag-
ni each scored a pair of goals for
Northwest.
This weeks games
Monday
WA at Crestwood
Tuesday
PA at Hanover
Wednesday
Lake Lehman at WA
Thursday
PA at Meyers
TONY CALLAIO/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Wyoming Area
goalie Lexi
Coolbaugh
blocks a Trojan
shot. Wyoming
Area lost the
game, 1-0.
TONY CALLAIO/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Bree Bedarski takes a shot on goal in the second half against
Nanticoke Area.
Local teams go 0-3 in opening week
Pittston Area midfielder Liz Mikitish, right, controls the ball as
Northwest's Danielle Eyerley defends Wednesday afternoon.
Pittston Area forward Nicole Chaiko looks to pass against North-
west.
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There are plenty of reasons to
spend time in the woods right
now. The mushrooms should
start popping up because of the
cool nights and the recent rain. I
know that I will be checking my
spots for chanterelles and early
podpinkis. The sheepheads
should be starting up as well.
Mushroom picking is a good
way to put some tasty treats in a
frying pan and scout for deer
along the way. Most of my
mushroom honey holes are in or
near the larger stands of oak
trees. While Im looking for ed-
ible fungi I am checking out the
acorn crop and deer tails.
The archery season is quickly
approaching. Now is the perfect
time to get your gear ready and
practice with your bow and ar-
row. I have been shooting my
bow for a few weeks now and I
feel quite comfortable taking a
shoot at a deer within twenty
five yards. That always seem to
be my limit and I am happy
waiting for such a close shot.
I believe that every draw back
on the bow should release an ar-
row designed for an ethical and
well-placed shot. I have sharp-
ened my broadheads (sharp ar-
row tips used for hunting), tight-
ened all my screws and waxed
down my bow string. I do be-
lieve that my hunting gear is
ready for the opening day of the
archery season on September
29th.
The Pennsylvania game Com-
mission has made many chang-
es over the years to both the
hunting seasons and the legal in-
struments used for harvesting
deer. Archery hunters may
choose to use a long, recurve or
compound bow, or a crossbow.
Bows must have a draw weight
of at least 35 pounds; crossbows
must have a minimum drawn
weight of at least 125 pounds.
Broadheads on either an arrow
or a bolt must have an outside
diameter or width of at least sev-
en-eighths inches with at least
two cutting edges on the same
plane throughout the length of
the cutting surface, and shall not
exceed three inches in length.
Now that I feel comfortable
with my bow and arrows and
other accessories, it is time to
take a good look at my tree
stands. I always give my porta-
ble stands a good once over be-
fore taking to the trees. You may
remember that I fell out of a per-
manent tree stand several years
ago and I dont plan on having it
happen again. I usually hunt
from climbing or portable metal
stands and I practice many safe-
ty procedures. I make sure that
all of the nuts and bolts are
tightened and the straps are in
good working condition. Here is
a reminder about tree stands use
on public property such as
Game Lands. Tree-stands and
climbing devices that cause
damage to trees are unlawful to
use or occupy unless the user
has written permission from the
landowner. Tree stands or tree
steps penetrating a trees cambi-
um layer cause damage, and it is
unlawful to build or occupy
tree-stands screwed or nailed to
trees on State Game Lands, state
forests or state parks.
Hunters are reminded that
Game Commission regulations
limit the placement of portable
hunting tree stands and blinds
on State Game Lands from two
weeks before the opening of the
archery deer season to two
weeks after the close of the late
archery deer season. Stands
must be removed from State
Game Lands two weeks after
the late archery deer season.
While it stands to reason that
public land should be hunted
with common courtesy and
common sense in mind, some-
times that doesnt happens.
Pennsylvania Game Commis-
sion Executive Director Carl G.
Roe has this reminder, Hunters
need to remember that placing a
tree stand on State Game Lands
does not reserve a hunting area,
Roe said. The first person to
arrive in a certain spot has the
right to hunt that area.
Here are a few other safety
messages to keep in mind this
hunting season:
Stay away - Avoid permanent
stands; they weaken with age,
damage trees and are eyesores.
Smart choice - Used stands
certified by the Tree stand Man-
ufacturers Association (TMA).
They are commercially de-
signed and tested to meet high
standards.
Read the directions - Read
and follow manufactures guide-
lines. Practice with stands be-
fore hunting.
Look carefully - Inspect all
stands and climbing equipment
before each use.
Choose wisely - Select only
suitable trees. Avoid dead trees
or those with loose bark.
Buckle up - Use a fall-re-
straint device, preferably a full-
body harness, any time your feet
leave the ground. This includes
climbing up and down the tree.
Choose a harness that will keep
you upright and will not restrict
your breathing.
Keep it short - Make sure
there is no slack in the fall-re-
straint tether when you are in a
sitting position.
Hold on tight - Maintain
three points of contact at least
two feet and one hand, or two
hands and one foot with the
climbing system, ladder or tree
at all times while climbing. And
remember to use a fall restraint
system, preferably a full-body
harness, anytime your feet leave
the ground.
Climb safely - Use a haul line
to pull up gear. If hunting with a
firearm, make sure it is unload-
ed and the muzzle is covered!
Never attach the line near the
trigger or trigger guard.
Ask a friend - Use 3 persons
to set-up any ladder-type trees-
tand.
Hunt with a plan - In the
event of a fall, be prepared to
help yourself. Have someone
contact authorities if you dont
return at an established time.
These are just of few things to
think about. The most important
thing about a hunting trip is a
safe return to your loved ones.
So be sure to get out and scout,
check your equipment and in-
spect your treestands. Now
youre on your way for a safe
and productive archery season.
Outdoor Life
Be sure to watch Pennsylva-
nia Outdoor Life tonight at 6:30
on WNEP-TV. We will take you
to Sullivan County for a preview
of next weekends Pennsylvania
Bowhunters Festival at the fair-
grounds. They are back better
than ever after cancelling last
years festival because of flood-
ing. We will also do a little trap
shooting for charity. Have a
great day!
Its time to get out and scout
OUTDOORS WITH JAKE
by Don Jacobs
The mush-
rooms should
start popping
up because of
the cool nights
and the recent
rain. Chante-
relles and early
podpinkis are
popular local
mushrooms.
The shee-
pheads should
be starting up
as well. Mush-
roompicking
is a good way
to put some
tasty treats in a
frying pan and
scout for deer
along the way.
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Last Sunday in the Wyoming
Valley West Junior Football
Conference the West Pittston
Rams won two of three games
against the Duryea Wildcats.
The Wildcats won the D game
30-8.
The Rams won the Cgame 6-0
and the B game 14-6.
Rams A played a non-league
game against the Mountaintop
Blitz, which ended in a 14-14 tie.
Also in the Valley West Con-
ference Wyoming/West Wyom-
ing/Exeter (WWWE) wontwoof
three form Plymouth. After Ply-
mouth won the D game 22-16,
WWWE posted shut outs 32-0
and 30-0 in the C and B games.
In the Wyoming Valley Foot-
ball Conference last Sunday the
Pittston Junior Patriots B and c
teams lost to Hanover by the
same 6-0 score.
Todays games
Valley West Conference
West Pittston at Kingston Twp
Dallas at WWWE
Ed-Lark at Duryea
Valley Conference
Heights at Pittston
JUNI OR FOOTBAL L
Rams, WWWE win 2 of 3 vs. Duryea, Plymouth
DAVE SIGMAN PHOTOS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Ram's A team's Andrew Calabro takes down a Mountaintop Blitz player.
Grant Stetman 8, carries the ball for the Duryea D teamagainst
West Pittston.
Rams running back Thomas Chervenitski runs for the first D teamtouchdown of the season against
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OBITUARIES
Charles J. Charles, of Tunk-
hannock, died Friday, Septem-
ber 7, 2012, in Mercy Center in
Dallas.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre
on August 22, 1922, a son of the
late Simon and Elizabeth Ferris
Charles.
Charlie was a 1940 graduate
of GAR High School and was a
U.S. Marine Veteran, serving
with the 4th Division in World
War II, having fought in Iwo Ji-
ma and other parts of the Pacif-
ic. He and his brother, Sam,
started the Charles Brothers Su-
permarket in 1947 in Tunkhan-
nock, which they owned and op-
erated for 50 years. He was the
director of the Wyoming Valley
Distributors. Charlie was a
member of the Church of the
Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock,
and attended Mass daily at the
Mercy Center, Dallas. He was a
4th Degree Knight in the Father
Francis Prekosky Knights of
Columbus. He was a member of
the TunkhannockKiwanis, join-
ing in 1954, serving two terms
as Lieutenant Governor and re-
ceiving the Kiwanis Interna-
tional Hixson Award. Charlie
was an active
member of the
Triton Hose
Company, a
founding
member of the
Tunkhannock
Ambulance Association, and
helped to start the Tunkhannock
Baseball Association, working
on the construction of the Art
Keefer Little League Park. He
was a former director of St. Mi-
chaels School for Boys and a
former director of Catholic So-
cial Services for the Diocese of
Scranton.
Charlie was preceded in death
by his wife, Renee Shibley
Charles; brothers Samuel, in-
fant brother Ferris Charles; sis-
ters, Monera Anthony, Ange-
line John, Catherine Martin.
Surviving are daughters, La-
Donne Kelly and husband, Mi-
chael, Wyoming; Mary Clare
Thomas and husband, Will,
Tunkhannock; sonJosephChar-
les and his wife, Laurie, Tunk-
hannock; grandchildren, Mat-
thew Kelly, Kathlyn Charles,
Melissa Charles, Earl Thomas,
Adam Charles, Michael Tho-
mas; step-grandchildren, Karen
Kelly Tracy, Michael Kelly Jr.,
Christopher Kelly, Michele Kel-
ly; sisters, Martha Tudgay,
Theresa Shiner, and Pauline
Evans, all of Wilkes Barre; and
brother John Charles, Connecti-
cut.
Funeral services will be
held Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at
9:30 a.m. fromthe Sheldon-Ku-
kuchka Funeral Home, 73 W.
Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with a
Mass of Christian Burial at 10
a.m. fromthe Church of the Na-
tivity BVM Tunkhannock. In-
terment will be in Pieta Ceme-
tery, Tunkhannock. Friends may
call at the funeral home today,
Sept. 9, 2012, from 5 until 8
p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
the SevenLoaves SoupKitchen,
74 Warren St., Tunkhannock, or
to Interfaith Friends, 57 E. Tio-
ga St., Tunkhannock, PA18657.
The family would like to thank
Mercy Center for their care and
compassionate understanding.
Online condolences maybe sent
to the family at www.sheldon-
kukuchkafuneralhome.com.
Charles J. Charles
September 7, 2012
Peter E. Ciliberto Sr., of the
Old Boston Section of Jenkins
Township, passed away Thurs-
day evening, September 6,
2012, in Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center, Plains
Township.
Born in Yatesville on De-
cember 31, 1927, he was a
son of the late John and Mary
Nardone Ciliberto and was a
graduate of Jenkins Township
High School, class of 1946.
Mr. Ciliberto was a member
of St. Joseph Marello Parish,
Pittston. He served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean Con-
flict. He was a life member of
the Disabled American Veter-
ans and a member of VFW
Post 4909 Dupont, a former
commander of the AMVETS
#189 of Dupont, Big Band
Society, Polish American
Club, Dupont,
Jenkins
Township Se-
nior Citizens
and a retiree
of Teamsters
Union 401.
Prior to retirement, he was a
truck driver for 39 years.
Surviving are his wife of 50
years, Marie Miller Ciliberto;
sons, Peter Jr. and his wife,
Judi, Duryea; Jack Martin and
wife, Maureen, Parsons, Tho-
mas Martin and his wife,
Debbie, Dupont; five grand-
children, Jeremy Ciliberto,
Jack, Molly, Scott and Jared
Martin; three great-grand-
daughters; two brothers, Al-
bert Ciliberto, Old Forge, An-
thony Ciliberto, Old Boston;
two sisters, Mary Ann Cili-
berto, Old Boston; Patricia
Warke, Sugar Notch; nieces
and nephews.
A special thank you to the
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center ICU staff
members for the kindness
they showed to the family.
Funeral services with full
military honors will be Mon-
day, Sept. 10, 2012, at 9:30
a.m. from the Peter J. Adoni-
zio Funeral Home, 251 Wil-
liam St., Pittston, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
in St. Joseph Marello Parish,
237 William St., Pittston. In-
terment will be in St. Roccos
Cemetery, Pittston Township.
Friends may call today, Sept.
9, 2012, from 4 until 8 p.m. at
the funeral home.
Online condolences may be
made at www.peterjadonizio-
funeralhome.com.
Peter E. Ciliberto Sr.
September 6, 2012
Arlo Dean Sprague Jr., 54, of
Kingston, passed away in his
sleep Monday, September 3,
2012, due to complications of
pancreatic and liver cancer.
He was born on June 7, 1958,
in DeKalb, Ill., a son of the late
Arlo Dean Sprague Sr. and Lau-
ra E. Sprague. "Dean," as he was
known, attended Malta Junior/
Senior and Rochelle Township
High Schools in Illinois. He
served his country in the U.S.
Navy, where he served aboard
the USS Nimitz and earned an
honorable discharge. Dean
worked in the dental field, the
EMS field most recently with
TransMed Ambulance Service,
where he transported patients
throughout the state.
Dean often liked spending his
free time watching military mo-
vies, reading books or anything
to do with his earlier career with
the Navy while sharing his sto-
ries and military history knowl-
edge with his family.
He is survived by daughters,
Amy Sprague, Plymouth; Ste-
phanie Sprague, Luzerne, Dean-
na Sprague, Dupont; son, Arlo
Dean Sprague III, Kingston;
grandchildren, Michael Jr. and
Savannah Whalley, Plymouth;
sisters, Dorothy Loza and her
husband, Jose Loza; Rochelle,
Ill.; Lori Sprague, DeKalb; Deb-
orah Diane Hoffman and her
husband, Don Hoffman, Drums;
Darla Sprague and her husband,
Davis Kope, York; Dawn
Sprague and her husband, Rick
Caldwell of Harrisburg; many
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be
held today, Sept. 9, 2012, at 4
p.m. from Saint Stanislaus
Church, 145 Old Newport St.,
Nanticoke, with Pastor Jack
Munley, of Community Worship
Bible Church, officiating.
Friends and family are invited to
stay immediately following the
service for refreshments in the
community room of the main
building.
contributions may be made in his
name to the Lighthouse Acade-
my, 1880 SR 315, Pittston, PA
18640.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the Daniel J. Hughes Funeral &
Cremation Service, 617 Carey
Ave, Wilkes-Barre.
Arlo Dean Sprague Jr.
September 3, 2012
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Regina D. Kelley Flanagan, a
resident of Laflin, died Saturday,
September 1, 2012, in the Inpatient
Unit at Hospice Community Care
in Dunmore.
She is survived by her husband
of 52 years, attorney Joseph F. Fla-
nagan.
Born April 29, 1938 in Philadel-
phia, Regina was the daughter of
the late Judge Bernard J. Kelley
and Agnes Callahan Kelley. She
was a 1956 graduate of Mount St.
Joseph Academy and earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English
from Marywood University, grad-
uating magna cum laude, in 1960.
Regina devoted her life to the
care of her husband, children,
grandchildren and extended fam-
ily. Regina was a faithful member
of St. Maria Goretti Church, La-
flin, where she served as President
of the Parish Council. She also
was a member of
the Luzerne
County Legal
Auxiliary. Regi-
na was a talented
artist and an avid
reader.
Surviving, in addition to her
husband, Joseph, are a son, Mi-
chael J. Flanagan, and his wife,
Linda, Laflin; two daughters,
Maureen A. Flanagan, Duryea,
and Attorney Sheila Flanagan-
Sheils and her husband, Robert,
Clarks Summit; two brothers, Ber-
nard J. Kelley and attorney Tho-
mas J. Kelley, both of Philadel-
phia; a sister, Kathleen Davis,
Somerdale, New Jersey; six
grandchildren, Erin and Kelley
Flanagan, Laflin; Ryan and Kait-
lyn Flanagan, Duryea; and Bobby
and Clare Sheils, Clarks Summit.
Regina was preceded in death
by a brother, attorney John P. Kel-
ley.
The family would like to thank
the staff at Hospice Community
Care for the compassionate and
dignified care that they provided
to Regina in her final hours and
for the hospitality and support
they extended to the family.
Funeral was held Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, from the Corcoran
Funeral Home Inc., 20 South
Main Street, Plains, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at St. Maria
Goretti Church, Laflin.
Interment was in St. Johns
Cemetery, Pittston.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Josephs Center, 2010
Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA
18509.
made at www.corcoranfuneral-
home.com.
Regina D. Kelley Flanagan
September 1, 2012
Herman Donald Woodeshick,
79, of Hanover Township, went
peacefully into the Arms of the
Lord on Monday, September 3,
2012.
Born on March 17, 1933, Pat
was the only son of the late
Herman and Anna Magda Wood-
eshick.
He was also preceded in death
by his sister, Delores Marie.
A graduate of Hanover Town-
ship, class of 1950, Pat attended
Wilkes College and earned a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Temple University School of
Pharmacy.
He operated his own pharma-
cy, Woodeshick Drugs in Hanov-
er Township, for many years and
later worked for several pharma-
cies, most recently Bedwick
Pharmacy in Wilkes-Barre.
Pat is survived by his wife of
55 years, the former Sandra
James of Luzerne; beloved
daughters, Susan Katsock and
husband attorney Andrew J. Kat-
sock III, Wyoming; Sharon Ce-
sari and husband Carmen Cesari,
Hanover Township; Sally Guer-
rieri and husband Gregory Guer-
rieri, Greentown. He is sadly
missed by his five grandchildren,
Ryan Engel, Swoyersville; Car-
men Cesari, Hanover Township;
Gregory, Anthony and Megan
Guerrieri, Greentown.
There will be no calling
hours. A private funeral service
will be held at the convenience
of the family from Mamary-Dur-
kin Funeral Service Corp., 59
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre.
Herman Donald Woodeshick
September 3, 2012
Michael M. Ostrowski,
61, of Pittston, passed away
Sunday, September 2, 2012
surrounded by his family.
Born in Pittston on April
27, 1951, he was the son of
the late Bernard and Do-
rothy Corbett Ostrowski.
He was a graduate of
ScrantonPreparatory
School, class of 1969;
Kings College; Marywood
University; Bloomsburg
University; and the Univer-
sity of Scranton. He com-
pleted a post-graduate pro-
gram in educational leader-
ship at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Michaels career in Spe-
cial Education began at the
White Haven Center in
1973. He had also worked at
Wyoming Area High
School, Wilkes-Barre Ca-
reer and Technical Center;
and as Vocational Coordina-
tor for the Luzerne Interme-
diate Unit. He retired in No-
vember 2009 as Executive
Director of the Luzerne In-
termediate Unit. He also
served as adjunct professor
at Marywood University
and Kings College. He ded-
icated his entire career for
the benefit of children.
He was a member of Our
Lady of the Eucharist Par-
ish, Pittston, and served on
several community service
boards, including the Pitt-
ston Memorial Library and
Catholic Social Services. He
coached
little
league
baseball;
soccer;
basketball
and was a
former board member of the
Pocono Pirates ice hockey
organization.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by
an infant daughter, Mary.
Surviving are his wife
Lois Baker Ostrowski. They
celebrated their 38th wed-
ding anniversary on August
3, 2012. Also surviving are
daughter, Samantha Os-
trowski; son, Christopher
Ostrowski; sister, Patti Os-
trowski, Columbus, Ohio;
brother, Bernard Ostrowski
and his wife, Kathy, Colum-
bus, Ohio; a niece and three
nephews.
Funeral services were
Thursday, September 6,
2012 from the Peter J. Ado-
nizio Funeral Home, 251
WilliamStreet, Pittston with
a Mass of Christian Burial in
Our Lady of the Eucharist
Parish, 535 N. Main Street,
Pittston. Interment was in
St. Marys Cemetery, Rock
Street, Hughestown.
Memorial donations may
be made to the Pittston Me-
morial Library, 47 Broad
Street, Pittston, PA 18640.
made at www.peterjadoni-
ziofuneralhome.com.
Michael M. Ostrowski
September 2, 2012
Frank Plona, 87, of Du-
ryea, passed away Thursday,
August 30, 2012 at Kingston
Commons, Kingston. Born
December 13, 1924 in Du-
ryea, he was the son of the
late Adam and Pauline Plis-
ka Plona. He was a member
of Nativity of Our Lord Par-
ish in Duryea and was a vet-
eran of the United States
Military. He was preceded in
death by brothers, John,
Stanley, Joseph, Stephen and
Chester; sisters, Amelia
Szymanski, Bertha Sweeda
and Sophie Pello. Surviving
are nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was
held on Tuesday, Sept. 4,
2012, at Holy Rosary Ceme-
tery in Duryea. Funeral ar-
rangements are by Bednar-
ski Funeral Home, 168
Wyoming Avenue, Wyom-
ing.
Frank Plona
August 30, 2012
John M. Williams, 28, of Du-
pont, passed away unexpectedly
Friday, August 31, 2012 at home.
Born in Kingston on Septem-
ber 14, 1983, he was the son of
John and Colleen Jones Wil-
liams, Dupont.
He was preceded in death by
his maternal grandparents, Albert
and Patricia Francik; paternal
grandparent, Thomas Williams.
He will be for-
ever remem-
bered as a won-
derful son,
brother, and un-
cle. He will be
deeply missed
by all those blessed by his pres-
ence.
Surviving, beside his parents,
are brother, Jeff and fiance
Amie, Taylor; sister, Lisa Krantz
and husband David, Pittston;
niece, Alexis Krantz; nephew,
David Krantz; aunts, uncles, and
cousins.
Memorial service will be held
for family members only on
Sunday, September 16, 2012. Ar-
rangements are by the Yeosock
Funeral Home, Plains.
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Michael J. Mike Nesgoda
Sr., 82, of Dupont, passed
away Thursday, August 30, at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal surrounded by his loving
family.
Mike was a proud lifelong
resident of Dupont.
He was born on March 23,
1930, the son of the late Joseph
and Julia Warunek Nesgoda
and a member of Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church in Dupont.
As an avid angler, Mike
could always be found fishing
the waters throughout North-
easter Pennsylvania with his
fishing buddy, John Wrazien.
Mike loved his Phillies and en-
joyed watching Notre Dame
Football and Duke Blue Devil
Basketball depending on the
season.
Mike spent years working in
the mines as a coal worker and
at Corrigan, Inc. and Kaminski
Brothers as a big machine op-
erator.
He later changed careers and
became an auto body mechan-
ic working for Roy Stauffer
Chevrolet, Morreale Mid-City
Auto, and Lispi Chevrolet.
He was a founding member
of the Lone Cabin Sportsman
Club and a lifelong member of
the Polish
American Ci-
tizens Club.
He served his
community
as a Council-
man for the
Borough of Dupont.
Mike was their biggest fan
and was very proud to be
called Grandpa by his two
grandsons, Michael Joseph
Nesgoda III and Ryan Cole-
man.
Mike is survived by his wife
of 56 years, Joan Guss of
Kingston. Mike and Joan
would have celebrated their
57th wedding anniversary on
September 17, 2012; daughter
JoAnn Coleman and husband
Dennis, Middletown, Pa.; son
Michael J. Nesgoda, Jr., Du-
pont; grandsons, Ryan Cole-
man, Elizabethtown, Pa and
Michael J. Nesgoda, III (M.J),
State College; sister Dolores
Burgio and husband James,
Wyoming; sister-in-law Jose-
phine Nesgoda, Pittston Town-
ship, along with several nieces
and nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents,
Mike was preceded in death by
his brother Frank Nesgoda in
2008.
The family would like to
take this opportunity to thank
Dr. Gerald Gibbons for his ser-
vice and concern over the
many years he cared for Mike.
We would also like to show
our appreciation and thank the
nursing staff, respiratory staff
and the rehab department at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal for all their loving care and
commitment to Mike whenev-
er he was their guest.
Your compassion and love is
truly appreciated by our fam-
ily.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, September 5, from
Kiesinger Funeral Services
Inc., 255 McAlpine St. Du-
ryea, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church, Dupont, with Fr. Jo-
seph Verespy officiating.
contributions may be made to
Senior Outreach Program at
Sacred Heart Church, 215
Lackawanna Ave., Dupont, PA
18641 or to the Dupont Lions
Club, 600 Chestnut St., Du-
pont, PA 18641.
made to www.kiesingerfuner-
alservices.com
Michael J. Nesgoda Sr.
August 30, 2012
Margaret Tricarico, 97,
beloved wife, mother and
grandmother, passed away
on Saturday, September 1,
2012 at Little Flower Ma-
nor, Wilkes-Barre.
She was born August 5,
1915 and was the daughter
of the late Pasquale and
Louise Neare Pisano.
Educated in the Pittston
schools, she was formerly
employed in the textile in-
dustry for many years as a
weaver.
A resident of the Parsons
section of Wilkes-Barre,
she was a member of St.
Benedicts Parish, formerly
St. Dominics Church.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, John,
with whom she celebrated
61 years of marriage. Also
preceding her in death were
brothers, Michael, Domin-
ic, Anthony; sisters, Sister
M. Leocadia, DM; Mary
Sepsick, Angela LaNunzia-
ta, and Rose Bernardi.
Although Margaret was
small in stature, she was a
dynamo who had a zest for
life.
Her family was her focal
point and she loved her
dogs, Cole and Charlie.
Margarets memories will
be cherished by her family;
Mary Ann Fitzsimmons and
her husband, Jerry; John
Tricarico and his wife,
Dianne; Lorraine Murphy;
grandson, Jason.
The funeral was held
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012,
from E. Blake Collins Fu-
neral Home, 159 George
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, with
a Mass of Christian Burial
in St. Benedicts Church,
Austin Avenue.
Interment was in St. Ma-
rys Cemetery, Hanover
Township.
Memorial donations may
be made to: St. Benedicts
Church, 155 Austin Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705, or
to the charity of the donors
choice. Condolences can be
sent to the family at:
www.eblakecollins.com.
Margaret Tricarico
September 1, 2012
Gail (OMalley) Detato, of
Pittston, peacefully went into the
arms of the Lord, surrounded by
her daughters and loving family
on Saturday, September 1, 2012,
in Falls.
She was the wife of the late Jo-
seph OMalley.
She was born March 25, 1948,
in Nantucket, Mass., a daughter
of the late Edmund Paradis and
Genevieve Paradis.
She was a graduate of St.
Johns High School, Class of
1966, and the Wilkes-Barre
Business School.
Along with being a loyal
friend, talented seamstress, lov-
ing mother and devoted grand-
mother, she continuously over-
came many trials and tribula-
tions throughout her life.
She drewher strengthfromher
faith in the Lord which was un-
matched.
Surviving are daughters, Lynn
and husband Joseph DeNardi,
Harding; Sheileen Rickaby and
companion David Brown, Falls;
Kathleen and husband Ram
Sathappan, Allen, Texas; grand-
children, Joseph OBrien, Pitt-
ston; Steven DeNardi, Harding;
Jaclyn DeNardi, Harding; Aly-
via DeNardi, Harding; Emily
Rickaby, Falls; Megan Rickaby,
Falls; Maeya Sathappan, Allen,
Texas; Vidhya Sathappan, Allen,
Texas; Priya
Sathappan, Al-
len, Texas;
brother Ed-
mund and wife
Rose AnnPara-
dis, Avoca; sis-
ters, Nancy Paradis, Tampa, Fla.;
Mary Grace Morgan and com-
panion James Collins, Pittston;
Dianne Condran, Tampa, Fla.
She was preceded in death by
brother Michael Paradis.
Funeral services were Thurs-
day, September 6, 2012, fromthe
Graziano Funeral Home Inc.,
Pittston Township, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at Our Lady
of The Eucharist Parish, Pittston.
Interment was in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton.
In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made in Gails name to St.
Jude Childrens Research Hospi-
tal, 262 Danny Thomas Place,
Memphis, TN38105or The Care
& Concern Free Health Clinic,
37 William St., Pittston, PA
18640.
The family would like to give
special thanks to the Hospice of
The Sacred Heart, especially
R.N. Maryanne Yanick and R.N.
Erin Stanko for the care and
compassion they showed to Gail.
To submit online condolences,
please visit GrazianoFuneral-
Home.com.
Gail (OMalley) Detato
September 1, 2012
John Sinoracki, 76, passed
away Saturday, September 1,
2012, in Kindred Hospital
Wilkes Barre. Born in Pittston,
February 6, 1936, he was a son of
the late John and Annette Glinka
Sinoracki.
He graduated from Taylor
High School. John was an U.S.
Army veteran, serving during
the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of Holy
Rosary Church, Duryea.
Prior to his retirement he was
employed by Pawnee Pants, Ey-
non. John was an avid hunter,
fisherman and enjoyed camping.
He is preceded in death by his
wife, Betty Sinoracki, April
2010; brother, Robert; sisters, Jo-
sephine, An-
nette; and
grandchild,
Brandon Toka-
ra.
Surviving
him are sons,
David and his wife, Bobbi-Jo,
Trucksville; Mark, Pittston
Township; daughter, Marilyn
Tokara; grandchildren, Megan,
Madison and David Sinoracki;
Ciara, Kira and Justin Tokara;
and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
held at a future date. Funeral Ar-
rangements are through the Ho-
well-Lussi Funeral Home, 509
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.
John Sinoracki
September 1, 2012
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John Batista Orlandini, 68, of
Shavertown and formerly of
Kingston, passed away peaceful-
ly surrounded by his family and
friends on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 5, 2012, after a 2 -year battle
with pancreatic cancer at Hos-
pice Community Care Inpatient
Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre.
John, with the help of chemo-
therapy, was able to live those
two and a half years pain-free
and, most importantly, able to
live a full and normal life doing
everything he enjoyed.
Born March 27, 1944, in Ey-
non, he was a son of the late Ja-
cob and Ethel Tini Orlandini.
John had served as a surveyor
for the Pennsylvania Game
Commission for 42 years, retir-
ingin2006. He was a graduate of
Wyoming High School, Class of
1962, and received his formal
education from Penn State Uni-
versity after serving in the U.S.
Marine Corps.
John was the recipient of the
coveted Archey award for his
work in archaeology in Pennsyl-
vania. He was a member andpast
president of the Frances Dor-
rance Chapter of the Society for
Pennsylvania
Archaeology
Inc., in 1983,
John was in-
volved in the
excavation of
the Spring
Lake Woolly Mammoth dig. He
served as President of the Board
of Directors of the Luzerne
County Historical Society. He
was a past commandant of the
Marine Corps League, Plains
Township, a member of the Pitt-
stonRiverfest andmember of the
Mineralogical Society.
In addition to being an archae-
ologist, historian and local au-
thor, John had many hobbies. He
enjoyed spending time fishing
with his grandson, Charlie; rid-
ing go-carts with his grand-
daughters, Samantha and Ni-
cole; buying storage units; trips
to the casino and car shows at the
Jersey shore with his best
friends, Susan and John Piec-
zynski.
John was an avid Penn State
and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He
had a love for nature. He enjoyed
being outdoors, gardening, feed-
ing the birds, hiking and espe-
cially fishing at Black Lake with
his wife, Julie.
his brother, Richard Orlandini;
nephew Ronald Orlandini and
brother-in-law, William Weiss.
Surviving are his wife of 42
years, the former Julie Cerulli;
daughters, Laurie Malesky and
her husband, John, Kingston;
Dawn Batman and her husband,
Tom, Horsham; grandchildren,
Nicole and Samantha Malesky,
Charlie Batman; sisters, Jackie
Weiss, Wyoming; Gail Tereska,
Beaumont; sister-in-law, Jennie
Orlandini, Springville; several
nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are cor-
dially invited to share their con-
dolences and memories with the
family today, Sept. 9, 2012, from
noon until 2 p.m. at Bednarski
Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
In lieu of flowers, the family of
John has asked that memorial
donations be made to the Pan-
creatic Cancer Action Network,
to advance research, support pa-
tients and create hope for all
those touched by pancreatic can-
cer at 1500Rosecrans Ave., Suite
200, Manhattan Beach, CA
90266, or www.pancan.org.
John Batista Orlandini
September 5, 2012
Donnie H. Pizano, 37, of
Plains Township, and formerly
of Duryea, passed away Sunday
morning, September 2, 2012, in
Pittston Township, due to inju-
ries he suffered in a motorcycle
accident.
Born in New Orleans, La., he
was a son of Ethel Rita Pizano
of Athens, Ala., and Philip G.
Pizano of Plains Township.
He was a graduate of Wyom-
ing Area, class of 1993, and was
finishing his Associates Degree
in Business Management in
Culinary Arts at LCCC, where
he had made the deans list.
He was most recently em-
ployed at T. Evan Roadhouse in
Hazleton. For many years, he
owned and operated Pizano
Drywall.
Through the
years, Donnie
was employed
at various busi-
nesses like
Aunt Sarahs,
W-B; Dente
Catering, Pittston; Colonial
Pancake House, Wyoming, and
trained as assistant manager at
Burger King in Nanticoke.
Donnie was a member of St.
Barbaras Parish, Exeter, and a
former member of the Interna-
tional Union of Painters and Al-
lied Trades No. 21.
Preceding him in death was
his infant children, son, Ga-
briel; daughter, Lennon; mater-
nal grandparents, Ethel Rita and
William Arbuckle.
Surviving, besides his par-
ents, are sister, Ethel Rita Sea-
wod, and her children, Garrett
and Vanessa; brother-in-law,
Tom, Red Level, Ala.; brothers,
Philip J., Plains Township; Mi-
chael A., Plains Township; pat-
ernal grandparents, Philip and
Geraldine Pizano, Wyoming;
maternal grandparents; aunts
and uncles .
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held Thursday, Sept. 6,
2012, in St. Cecilias Church of
St. Barbaras Parish Exeter with
the Rev. Paul A. McDonnell
O.S.J celebrating. Interment
was in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Carverton.
Arrangements are made by
the Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza
Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyom-
ing Ave., Wyoming.
Donnie H. Pizano
September 2, 2012
Mrs. Sandra J. Kemmerer, of
Mountain Top, passed away
Tuesday, September 4, 2012,
with her family by her side, af-
ter a struggle with breast can-
cer, at Hospice Community
Care Inpatient Unit at Geisin-
ger Medical Center South
Wilkes-Barre.
Born April 21, 1959, in
Wilkes-Barre, she was a daugh-
ter of Emma Mathis Lipfert of
Wilkes-Barre and the late Jack
Lipfert.
Sandra was 1977 graduate of
Coughlin High School, Wilkes-
Barre.
She devoted most of her life
to helping others over her 30
year career as a pharmacy tech-
nician at Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center, Plains
Township.
She would also volunteer her
time at the Wilkes-Barre Free
Clinic, even through her three-
year battle with cancer. Sandra
was a woman who always put
others before herself andwill be
remembered for her tender, lov-
ing spirit.
Sandra was a loving wife,
mother,
grandmother,
daughter, sis-
ter and friend.
She will be
sadly missed
by her hus-
band, Kenneth; sons, Eric and
his wife, Keri, of Allentown;
Joseph and his wife, Laura, of
Mountain Top; granddaughter,
Autumn; brothers, John Lipfert
and his wife, Norma, of San
Antonio, Texas; William Lipf-
ert of Wilkes-Barre; sisters, Li-
sa Bogumil of Pittston; Karen
Waslasky and her husband,
Tom, of Plains Township; Jody
Brozusky and her husband,
Frank, of Penn Lake, Pa.; sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2012, from
the Jendrzejewski Funeral
Home, 21 N. Meade St.,
Wilkes-Barre, with services in
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church, 190 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Pastors Peter
Kuritz and Janell Wigen offici-
ated. Interment was in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre.
Sandra J. Kemmerer
September 4, 2012
A shining light was taken
from this world suddenly on
Sunday, September 2, 2012,
Robin Lynn Walsh, 39, of
Plains, died tragically in a mo-
torcycle accident.
Born September 12, 1972,
she was the beloved daughter
of Robert and Nancy (Snop-
kowski) Walsh. Robin was a
graduate of Pittston Area,
Class of 1990
She was employed at the
Luzerne County Courthouse,
Clerk of Courts.
A friend to many, Robin was
a kind and generous person,
always quick to lend a hand to
those in need, especially ani-
mals. She will be sadly missed
by all those lucky enough to
have known her.
Besides her parents, Robin
is survived by her brother,
Robert Walsh, Jr., and his wife
Brenda;
niece, Eden
and nephew
Bobby; nu-
merous aunts,
uncles and
cousins; her
two adorable cats, Little Kitty
and Baby and her pet Chin-
chilla, Chi-Chi.
A memorial service for
Robin was held Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, at the Howell-
Lussi Funeral Home, 509
Wyoming Avenue,West Pitt-
ston, with the Rev. James
Breese, pastor of First Baptist
Church, Pittston, officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorial donations
be sent to Valley Cat Rescue,
Main Street, Pittston, PA
18640 or Griffin Pond, 967
Griffin Road, Clarks Summit,
PA 18411.
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Philip Ansilio, 84, of Dallas,
died peacefully, surrounded by
his family Sunday, September 2,
2012, at Hospice Community
Care, located in Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Kingston on May 1,
1928, he was a son of Philip and
Anna Orlando Ansilio.
Phil was a graduate of King-
ston High School, class of 1946,
where he excelled in football as a
half-back and was active with
many student clubs. Upon gradu-
ation, he attended Wyoming
Seminary.
Phil resided in Dallas since
1963. He was a member of Gate
of Heaven Church, an avid golf-
ing member of Fox Hill Country
Club, and participated in bowling
leagues.
He traveled the world with his
wife, Joan, and spent many happy
times with close friends.
Phil was a hard-working entre-
preneur throughout his career
and made significant contribu-
tions to the local economy. His
first business as a young man was
as a huckster, selling produce
with his father and brother. The
family later opened California
Fruit Markets, with locations in
Kingston, Dal-
las and West
Pittston.
In the 60s,
Phil partnered
with his father,
brother, Tom,
and brother-in-law, Ted Popie-
larz, and established California
Flower Company. This manufac-
turing firm, located in West Pitt-
ston, produced and sold artificial
flower items to supermarket, dis-
count and drug store chains
across the country. Together with
his brother Phil traveled to Hong
Kong and China for 25 years to
import flowers, making strong
connections with the Asian mar-
ketplace.
Phil enjoyed retirement with
his beloved wife, Joan, and for
many years, spent nine months in
Dallas, and the cold winter
months at their home in Boca Ra-
ton, Fla.
His greatest enjoyment was
sharing family meals followed by
a card game. Phils grandsons
were his pride and joy, and he was
the most dedicated fan at their
sporting and scholastic events.
Phil will be deeply missed by
his wife, Joan Hines, with whom
he celebrated 61 years of mar-
riage; his daughter, Terry; son-in-
law, Stephen Clemente; grand-
sons, Michael and Jeffrey. He is
also survived by a brother, Tom
Ansilio, and his wife, Louise; sis-
ter-in-law, Bev, and her husband,
John Williams; numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, his
sister, Laura Popielarz; and
brother-in-law, Ted Popielarz;
preceded him in death.
Phil leaves a legacy of how to
love and live a life with passion.
Phils family is grateful for all
of his caregivers support and
kindness demonstrated during
the last few years.
Acelebration of Phils life was
held Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, from
The Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home Inc., 2940 Memorial
Highway, Dallas, with funeral
Mass at Gate of Heaven Church,
Dallas, with the Rev. Daniel Too-
mey, officiating. Interment was
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carver-
ton.
contributions can be made to The
Sisters of Mercy, P.O. Box 370,
Dallas, PA. 18612, or a charity of
the donors choice.
Philip Ansilio
September 2, 2012
Michael Joseph Palmasani,
61, Pittston, a former resident
of South Scranton, passed into
eternal rest and peace on Sat-
urday, September 1, 2012.
He is survived by his wife of
37 years, Millie Milazzo Palma-
sani.
Born in Scranton, he was a
son of Frank Palmasani and the
late Laura Modeste Palmasani.
Michael was a loving husband,
father, son, brother, uncle,
grandfather and friend who will
be missed tremendously by ev-
eryone who knew him.
He graduated from Scranton
Central High School in 1969,
and received a B.S. in market-
ing and finance in 1973, and an
M.B.A. in 1975 from The Uni-
versity of Scranton. He was co-
owner of Custom Trim, Pitt-
ston, for the
past 35 years.
He earned his
Eagle Scout
medal at the
age of 13, and
was a member
of the Universitys ROTC pro-
gram while studying there. He
was a wonderful father who
coached the Jenkins Township
softball team and was score-
keeper for St. Marys basket-
ball, on teams on which his
daughter played. He was a
member of St. Maria Goretti
Parish, Laflin. He enjoyed golf-
ing with family and friends, and
was an avid New York Yankees
fan.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by his daughter and
son-in-law, Ariane and Kevin
Conaboy, and his grandchildren,
Clare and Kevin, Jr., whom he
loved deeply. Also surviving are
his brother Gary and sister-in-
law Rosanna; brother Frank;
sister-in-law and brother-in-law,
Josie and Frank Dominick, and
numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
The funeral was Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, from the Carluc-
ci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral
Home Inc., 318 East Drinker
Street, Dunmore, with Mass of
Christian Burial in St. Maria
Goretti Church, Laflin.
in his memory can be made to
the American Heart Association
or donors choice of charity.
To offer an online condo-
lence, please visit www.Dun-
moreFuneralHome.com.
Michael Joseph Palmasani
September 1, 2012
Robert Savage, 82, of
Swoyersville, died on Thurs-
day, September 06, 2012, at
Hospice CommunityCare, In-
patient Unit, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre, after his long
battle with cancer.
Robert Bob was born on
October 4, 1929, to the late
FrankandVeronica (Koptcho)
Savage.
Bobwas a longtime resident
of Swoyersville and graduated
from the former Swoyersville
High School, Class of 1947.
Bob worked at Central Slip-
per and Barre Slipper, and lat-
er decided to take up ap-
pliance repair at the local tech-
nical school.
He worked as a service
technician at Tabbits Ap-
pliance until his retirement.
Bob was a faithful member
of Saint Nicholas Byzantine
Catholic Church, Swoyers-
ville.
He was also an active mem-
ber of the Lyme Disease Sup-
port Group, where he dedicat-
ed countless hours to the edu-
cation and support of those af-
fected by Lyme disease.
Bob loved the outdoors and
was an avid hunter and fisher-
man. He traveled to many
parts of the country to hunt.
His prize hunt was his 12-
point buck from his annual
hunting trip to Red Rock
Mountain with his family.
He also enjoyed watching a
good ball game, whether it
was his grandchildren, neph-
ews or his favorite team, the
Boston Red Sox.
Spending time with his
grandchildren gave him great
pleasure, and he looked for-
ward to his sister Shirls Sun-
day dinners, which he enjoyed
with his nieces and nephews,
Donny, Mary Jo, Davey and
Melanie. Bob had a sweet
tooth. He believed there was
always roomfor dessert, espe-
cially Snickers bars, his favor-
ite. He also enjoyed gardening
and always grew the best to-
matoes.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
brother, Frank Savage, and his
children, Rose Ann and Dar-
ryl Savage.
Bob was
happiest
when sur-
rounded by
his family,
who will
miss him dearly.
He is survivedbydaughters,
Phyllis Caruthers and her hus-
band, Jimmy, Hunlock Creek;
Karen Haller, Dallas; sons,
Robert Savage, Wyoming;
David Savage, Swoyersville;
grandchildren, Nicky Cavuto
and his wife, Stacey; Damian
Cavuto and his wife, Shana,
all of Swoyersville; Julie, Bil-
ly and Bryn Haller, all of Dal-
las; Courtney Shatrowskas
and her husband, Jason,
Wyoming; Daryl and Alexis
Savage, Swoyersville; great-
grandchildren, Nicholas, Do-
minic, Cole and Damian Ca-
vuto; sister, Shirley Gavlick,
and her husband, Walter,
Swoyersville; lifelong friends,
Phyllis Savage and Gordon
Schaefer, Swoyersville; sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited to attend
the funeral, which will be con-
ducted on Monday, Sept. 10,
2012, at 9:30 a.m. from the
Wroblewski Funeral Home
Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave.,
Forty Fort, followed by an Of-
fice of Christian Burial with
Divine Liturgy to be celebrat-
ed at 10 a.m. in Saint Nicholas
Byzantine Catholic Church,
271 Tripp Street, Swoyers-
ville, with the Rev. Mykhaylo
Prodanets officiating.
Interment with the Rite of
Committal will follow in the
Denison Cemetery, Swoyers-
ville.
Family and friends are invit-
ed to call today, Sept. 9, 2012,
from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home. Parastas Services will
be conducted this evening at
6:30 p.m., with the Reverend
Mykhaylo Prodanets officiat-
ing.
For additional information
or to send the family an online
message of condolence, you
may visit the funeral home
website www.wroblewskifun-
eralhome.com.
Robert Savage
September 06, 2012
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5/17/38 - 9/7/08
He put his arms around you
and lifted you to rest.
Gods garden must be beautiful
he always takes the best.
He saw the road
was getting rough
and the hills were hard to climb
so he closed your weary eyelids
and whispered
Peace be Thine.
It broke our hearts to lose you
but you didnt go alone
for part of us went with you
the day God called you home.
Sadly Missed By
Wife Barbara, Children,
Grandchildren, Family and
Friends.
OBITUARIES
Marian Helen Koteck, 72, of
Dupont, passed away Friday, Au-
gust 31, 2012, at Hospice Com-
munity Care, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Dupont, she was a
daughter of the late John J. and
Mary A. (Saneski) Koteck.
She was a1957 graduate of St.
Johns High School, a1958 grad-
uate of Lackawanna Business
College.
She worked as a licensed bar-
ber/manager at Antones Barber
School 1965 and the Jerrytone
Beauty School (licensed1975).
She was employed by Casual
Sportswear Inc., Scranton, (1958-
1962); asasecretary; MartisBar-
ber and Hairstyling Shop, (1962-
1972); Michaels Barber and
Hairstyling Shop (1972-1974);
Susquehanna American Inc.
(1974-1995), as
a secretary and
was employed
by the Social
Security Ad-
ministration,
Wilkes-Barre,
from1995-2012, as a clerk in the
Benefit II Notices branch.
Marian was a member of Sa-
cred Heart Of Jesus Church, Du-
pont; theAltar andRosarySocie-
ty; and for many years was a for-
mer Assistant Girl Scout Leader,
Penn Woods Council.
Marian was fortunate to have
somanywonderful, goodfriends,
co-workers and neighbors. Mar-
ians close friends and family ap-
preciated her humor and love of
life, and will miss her beyond
measure.
She was survived by several
cousins and her constant com-
panions, Sherbie, Tiger andHon-
ey.
was held Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012,
at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,
215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont,
with Fr. Joseph Verespy officiat-
ing. Interment washeldat thepar-
ish cemetery.
contributions may be made to St.
Anthonys Breadline C/O St.
Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W.
31St., NY, NY10001, or toSocie-
tyof the Little Flower, 1313Fron-
tage Road, Darien, IL 60561-
5340. Arrangements aremadeby
Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc.,
255 McAlpine St., Duryea. On-
line condolences may be made to
www.kiesingerfuneralservices-
.com.
Marian Helen Koteck
August 31, 2012
LawrenceC. Dalessandro, 84,
of Exeter, died August 31, 2012
at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-
Barre.
He is survived by his wife of
57 years, Valeria (Mislevy) Da-
lessandro.
Born in Pittston, Lawrence
was the son of the late Nicholas
&Mary Jo (Littzi) Dalessandro.
He was a graduate of Pittston
High School.
Following graduation he en-
listed into the U.S. Army, where
he proudly served his country
for two years in both Germany
and France during World War II
as a member of the military po-
lice force.
After serving in the military
hethenwent ontograduatefrom
Kings College with a Bache-
lors degree in Criminal Justice.
He worked as a correctional
officer at the Dallas State Cor-
rections Institution, Dallas, Pa.,
for 28 years.
He was a member of the for-
mer St. Anthony of Padua
Church, Exeter (currently St.
Barbaras Parish).
He enjoyed fishing , water
skiing and yearly vacations with
his family to
Atlantic City
N.J., but most
of all he really
enjoyed driv-
ing his blue
Jaguar.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Lorine, and husband Peter
Lemoncelli of Hughestown;
granddaughter, Violetta (Enri-
ca) Lemoncelli. He also has a
son, Nicholas Dalessandro.
Also surviving are great-ne-
phews, Tony DeSanto (godson);
Joseph DeSanto, Angelo De-
Santo and John DeSanto.
his eight sisters and an infant
brother, Lawrence.
Funeral services were
Wednesday September 5, 2012
from the Graziano Funeral
Home Inc., 700 S. Township
Blvd., Pittston Township, with a
Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Barbaras Parish(St. Anthonyof
Padua R.C. Church), Exeter.
Entombment services were
held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
can be made in Lawrences
name to Hospice Community
Care, 125 Church Street,
Wilkes-Barre
Tosubmit online condolences
please visit GrazianoFuneral-
Home.com.
Lawrence C. Dalessandro
August 31, 2012
Agnes C. Bertocki, 88, of
Newton Township and formerly
of Old Forge and Scranton, died
Saturday evening, September 1,
2012, at the home of her son sur-
rounded by her loving family.
She was the widowof Amil R.
Bertocki, former mayor of Old
Forge, who died on February 3.
BorninTarentum, Pa., she was
a daughter of the late John and
Elizabeth Singelton McCusker.
She received her education from
Pittsburgh area schools. She was
the co-owner of the West Side
Dance Academy, Scranton, from
1982-2005. In years past, Agnes
held membership in the Old
Forge American Legion Post 513
Ladies Auxiliary, was active in
the American Cancer Society as
a volunteer, and held a seat on
the Board of the Ballet Theater
of Scranton. She was a parish-
ioner of St. Nicholas of Myra
Byzantine Catholic Church, Old
Forge, and, along with her hus-
band, was a resident of Old Forge
for 37years, after whichtheyset-
tled in Scranton.
She was a loving and devoted
wife, mother, grandmother,
great grandmother and friend.
Surviving are two sons, Amil
Robert Bertocki, and wife Eliza-
beth, of Scott Township, and
John Primo Bertocki, and wife
Janice, her primary caregivers
and with whom she resided in
Newton Township; three daugh-
ters, Dianne Capone and hus-
band Thomas, of Shavertown;
MLissa Aquilina and husband
Steve, of Scranton; and Christine
Adams, of Scranton; 12 grand-
children, Michele Mulhern, Cin-
dy Puz, Jason Bertocki, Damian
and Kimberly Aquilina; Amil,
Eric, and Danielle Bertocki; Sa-
brena Reap; Ian, Vahn and Kate
Adams; 18
great-grand-
children; a sis-
ter, Anne
Wolfe, of
Blawnox, Pa.;
nieces and ne-
phews.
She was alsoprecededindeath
bytwobrothers, JohnandRobert
McCusker; and an infant sister,
Jeanne McCusker.
The funeral was Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, with Divine Litur-
gy in St. Nicholas of Myra Byz-
antine Catholic Church, 140
Church St., Old Forge, celebrat-
ed by the Rev. Gary Mensinger,
pastor. Interment was in Dun-
more Cemetery.
Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home,
522 Fallon St., Old Forge, han-
dled arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to
either St. Jude Childrens Re-
search Hospital, 301 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or
Hospice of the SacredHeart, 600
Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18702. To leave an online
condolence, visit www.ferrifun-
eralhome.com.
Agnes C. Bertocki
September 1, 2012 S
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OBITUARIES
Doris Garinger, of Tunkhan-
nock, died Thursday, Septem-
ber 6, 2012, in the Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
She was born March 22,
1930, on Corby Hill, Eaton
Township, Wyoming County, a
daughter of the late Clarence
and Ethel Brown Sickler.
She was a 1948 graduate of
Tunkhannock Area High
School and was very active in
the Free Methodist Church,
Bowmans Creek. She taught
Sunday school in the church for
60 years, served as church sec-
retary for 50 years, church trea-
surer for 35 years and served as
a delegate to the Free Metho-
dist New York Conference for
20 years. Doris served as presi-
dent of the Bowmans Creek
Womens Missionary Society
and was president of Womens
Ministries International for 15
years. She served on the Year-
Round School Committee for
the Tunkhannock Area School
District, then the Citizens Ad-
visory Council until 2002.
She was preceded in death by
her loving husband, Albert
Garinger, in1991; two brothers,
Carl Sickler and Joseph Sick-
ler.
Surviving are sons, Verlin
Garinger and wife Renee,
Mark Garinger and wife, Kelly;
grandson,
Roy Travis,
and grand-
daughter, Me-
ridian Garin-
ger, all of
Evans Falls.
Also surviving are brothers Le-
land Sickler and wife Joan, Ni-
cholson; John Sickler, Tunk-
hannock; sisters, Ms. Elizabeth
Sickler, Evans Falls; Grace
Rogers, Jenks; Clara Traver
and husband, Rodney, Bow-
mans Creek; and Carol Chi-
senhall of Evans Falls.
on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012,
from the Bowmans Creek Free
Methodist Church with Pastor
Lynn Mokwa Pastor of the
Bowmans Creek Free Metho-
dist Church presiding. Inter-
ment was in South Eaton Cem-
etery.
Arrangements are by Shel-
don-Kukuchka Funeral Home
Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhan-
nock. Those wishing may
make memorial contributions
may send them to The Free
Methodist Church of Bow-
mans Creek, 2605 SR 29 S.,
Monroe Township, PA 18657.
sent to the family at www.shel-
donkukuchkafuneralhome-
.com.
Doris Garinger
September 6, 2012
Eleanor A. Zierowicz, 93, of
Wilkes-Barre Township, for-
merly of Kingston, passed away
on Sunday, September 2, 2012, at
her home.
She was born September 1,
1919, in Nanticoke, a daughter of
the late Anthony and Elizabeth
Jelinski Plocicki.
She was a graduate of Nanti-
coke High School. Eleanor re-
sided for many years on North-
ampton Street in Kingston, prior
to moving in 2005 to reside with
her daughter, Mary Ann Wassel,
in Wilkes-Barre Township.
She was a member of Our La-
dy of Hope Parish in Wilkes-
Barre and a former member of
St. Hedwigs ChurchinKingston
andSt. Josephs
Monastery in
Wilkes-Barre
Township.
She was pre-
ceded in death
by her husband,
John L. Zierowicz, in 1992 and
by her son-in-law, Donald Was-
sel, in 2005.
She was alsoprecededindeath
by her brothers, Leo, Anthony
and Benjamin Plocicki, and by
her sisters, Mary Kanjorski, Flo-
rence Plocicki, Lottie Pietryzk
and Ruth Moore.
Surviving are daughter, Mary
Ann Wassel, Wilkes-Barre
Township, with whomshe resid-
ed; son, John L. Zierowicz, and
his wife, Judy, Wyoming; grand-
son, John N. Zierowicz, Dallas;
nieces and nephews.
was celebrated on Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, in Our Lady of
Hope Parish, 40 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Interment was in
St. Hedwigs Cemetery, Larks-
ville.
Funeral arrangements were by
the Nat & Gawlas Funeral
Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-
Barre.
sent by visiting Eleanors obitu-
ary at www.natandgawlasfuner-
alhome.com.
Eleanor A. Zierowicz
September 2, 2012
2008. Also preceding him in
death, in addition to his wife
and parents, were sons, Robert
F. Hutchins and G. James
Hutchins.
Private funeral services
George Albert Hutchins, 94,
of Wilkes-Barre, passed away
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at the
United Methodist Homes Wes-
ley Village Campus, Jenkins
Township.
Born in Kingston on Septem-
ber 11, 1917, he was a son of the
late Foster and Nora Hutchins.
Mr. Hutchins was a graduate
of the former Luzerne High
School, class of 1935.
He served during World War
II in the U.S. Army Air Corps in
the China-Burma-India (CBI)
Theater from 1943 to 1945.
He had numerous professions
and interests such as watch-
making.
He worked for the Hazard In-
sulated Wire Works Division of
Okonite Company for 23 years.
Prior to retirement, he spent 6
years employed as a construc-
tion inspector with the Pennsyl-
vania Public School Building
Authority.
Mr. Hutchins was a member
of Landmark Masonic Lodge
442 of Wilkes-Barre for 59
years. He was a member of
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
He resided in the Wilkes-
Barre area for 70 years.
His beautiful wife of 72
years, the former Henrietta May
Posten, died in December of
were held Thursday, August 30,
2012, with interment in Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Hanover
Township. The Rev. Grace H.
Taylor, Interfaith Ministry, offi-
ciated.
George Albert Hutchins
August 28, 2012
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CALL ANGIE 885-4896 OR
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PLENTY OF OFF STREET
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N E I G H B O R H O O D ,
INCLUDES ECONOMICAL
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Y O U R H E A T B I L L 4
BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS.
MLS# 12-265
CALL JOE 239-9663
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OF LEWIS.
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DIR: NORTH ON MAIN ST,
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Schools ..............................2
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Religion.....................4, 5, 6
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Joseph and Andrea Menichello McFarland, Old Forge, cele-
brate their 45th wedding anniversary today, September 9. They
were married September 9, 1967 in St. Marys Church, Old Forge
by James Gallagher.
They were attended by Marianne Bell sister of the bride, Joan
Stauffer sister of the groomandDiane Sabetta cousinof the bride.
Frank Noone friend of the groom, James McFarland brother of
the groomand Paul Menichello brother of the bride. Mrs. McFar-
land is the daughter of Helen and the late Albert Menichello. Be-
fore retirement she was an LPN at Taylor Nursing home for 19
years. She spends her days watching her grandchildren. Mr.
McFarland is son of the late Joseph and Mary McFarland. Prior to
retirement he worked for 43 years at Cascade Tissue in Ransom
Township. The couple have 10 children:
Sean and wife Jessica Frederick, MD; Joe and wife Misty Ac-
worth, GA; Michele and husband Steve Mantua, NJ; Jonathan
and wife Melissa Corona, CA; Chris and wife Tammy Jessup,
PA; Maryellen and husband Keith Collierville, TN; Maria and
husband Gregory Pittston, PA; Stephen San Francisco, CA; Eric
and wife Kristen Olyphant, PA, and Andrea Old Forge PA. They
have 21 grandchildren and one great grand child.
They are celebrating with a family dinner.
Joseph and Andrea Menichello McFarland
McFarlands note 45 years
Crista Giordano and Christopher Gerald Reedy were united in
marriage on September 9, 2011 in St. Anthonys Church of St.
Barbaras Parish, Exeter. The ceremony was officiated by Rev.
Joseph Sibliano O.S.J.
The bride is the daughter of Ross and Margaret Giordano, of
Exeter. She is the granddaughter of the late Doris and Michael
Vacula, of Exeter and the late Samuel and Mary Giordano, of
Exeter.
The groomis the son of Gerald and Pauline Reedy, of Duryea.
He is the grandson of Leola Bartush and the late Anthony Bar-
tush, of Avoca and the late Edward and Leneita Reedy, of Hard-
ing.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She chose her
cousin, Kimberly Pasko, as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids
were Maryann Giordano, sister-in-lawof the bride; Jennifer Vac-
ula and Heather Gallo, cousins of the bride; and Amy Croughn,
friend of the bride. Junior bridesmaid was Eisela Pasko, cousin of
the bride. Flower girls were Ava Vacula, Mia Gallo and Elizabeth
Hannon, cousins of the bride.
The groom chose his friend, Edward Cherundolo, as his best
man. Groomsmen were Anthony Giordano and David Giordano,
brothers of the bride; Jeffery Hoover and James Demich, friends
of the groom. Jayden Reedy, son of the groom was ring bearer.
Offertory gifts were presented by Jessica, Isabella and Gianna
Cavalari, cousins of the groom. Scriptural readings were given by
Lorraine Bartush, godmother of the groom; and Lynn Cavalari,
cousin of the groom. Organist/soloist was Ann Manganiello, so-
loist was William Baldauff and flutist was Linda Pineno.
Aneveningreceptionwas hostedbythe parents of the bride and
groom at Colarussos LaPalazzo, Moosic and a rehearsal dinner
held at Marianaccis Restaurant, West Wyoming. The bride was
honored at a bridal shower hosted by mothers of the bride and
groom and bridesmaids at Fox Hill Country Club, Exeter.
Mrs. Reedy is a graduate of Wyoming Area High School. She
is currently employed by Social Security Administration,
Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. Reedy is a graduate of Pittston Area High School. He is
currently employed by Pride Mobility, Duryea.
Followingthe wedding, the couple honeymoonedona cruise to
the Bahamas. The couple and their son, Jayden, reside in Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gerald Reedy
Giordano, Reedy marry
Mr. and Mrs. James Sarti of Hughestown celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on September 8. They were married in Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel Church by the Rev. Nicholas Pecci. Mrs.
Sarti is the daughter of the late Nelli and Peter Hutz and is retired
from the garment industry. Mr. Sarti is the son of the late Joseph
and Rose Sarti and is retired from Tobyhanna Army Depot. The
couple has four children, James, deceased; Carl, Avoca; Mark,
Pittston, and Michelle Vukovich, Wyoming. They have been
blessed with three grandchildren Allison and Michael Vukovich,
Wyoming and Alex Sarti, Pittston. The couple celebrated with
family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sarti
Sartis note 50th anniversary
Richard Joseph (RJ) Kapalka, son of Richard and Laura Ka-
palka, of Pittston was baptized on August 12 by the Reverend
Joseph Sibilano at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston.
Godparents are his aunt, Dr. Gina Karess, of Allentown and his
uncle, George Kapalka, Jr., of Exeter. RJ is the grandson of At-
torneys Joseph and Fortunata Musto, of Duryea and Walter Heck
and the late Betty Heck, of West Pittston.
Richard Joseph Kapalka
RJ Kapalka is baptized
Oakwood Terrace memory
care community in Moosic
played host recently and pro-
videdthe communitywitha ga-
zebo concert. Accordionist Bill
Kukliewicz entertained resi-
dents, families and guests dur-
ing the event.
Enjoying a gazebo concert at Oakwood Terrace are, fromleft,
Janine Starinsky, executive director; Janet Zaleski, recreation
director; Bill Kukliewicz, entertainer;Trish Slusarczyk, health
and wellness director; and volunteer Gilda Aniska.
A few of the many family members who enjoyed festivities at
Oakwood Terrace recently are, fromleft, Resident Elvia Sylvia
Rice, granddaughter Christine Schimelfenig and great-grand-
children Mikey Jr. and Kennedy. In the background are resi-
dent Frances Buchinski and her daughter Teresa Manley.
Gazebo concert held
The Mothers Klub of Hump-
ty Dumpty Kollege recently
sponsoreda welcome reception
for parents of all incoming stu-
dents as the school reopened
for its 38th year on Wednesday,
Sept. 5.
Jen Larkin is director of the
Kollege and Debbie Talipan is
coordinator. Teachers are Kelly
Schultz, Charlene Evancho,
Marie Partash and Marisa Wal-
ter. Aine Thomas is the pre-
school aide.
The first day of classes for
pre-school children will be
Monday, Sept. 10. Yearbooks,
pictures and video from gradu-
ation can be picked up from10
a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays at the
Kollege.
Humpty Dumpty
opens on Monday
PAGE 2B SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 SUNDAY DISPATCH
S C H O O L S
Intermediate Center
Back to School Night
The Annual Intermediate
Centers Back to School Night
for parents will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.
During the night all parents will
have the opportunity to meet
with administration, faculty and
staff.
Free and Reduced Lunch
Applications
Free and reduced lunch appli-
cations were sent home with
children on the first day of
school. Applications are due by
October 12. If there are any ques-
tions, contact Mr. Daniel Manci-
ni at 654-2415 ext 2111.
This year the school lunches
will consist of more fruits, veg-
gies and whole grains. Under
new Federal Guidelines a school
lunch consists of five foods pro-
tein, grains, vegetables, fruit and
milk. Children must select a
serving of a fruit or vegetable
Daily Arrival andDeparture
Car and walking students may
begin to arrive at 8:20 a.m. Early
arriving third grade students are
to report to the cafeteria. Early
arriving fourth and fifth grade
students are to report to the gym.
All students will report to their
classrooms at 8:40 a.m. Car and
walking students will dismiss at
3:20 p.m. through the Middle
School Main Entrance. Bus stu-
dents will report to their bus
rooms at 3:25 p.m. and will
board the buses at 3:30 p.m. If
there is a change in how a child
will go home, parents are asked
to send a note to the homeroom
teacher.
All parents who drive their
child to school in the morning
are reminded to use the driveway
in front of the Intermediate Cen-
ters Main Entrance. In order to
keep students safe, they are not
allowed to be dropped off in the
parking lot.
Dress Code
The Pittston Area School Dis-
trict has a structured dress code
for alls tudents. Parents and stu-
dents are reminded to reviewand
to observe the districts structur-
ed dress code policy. The policy
is available through the districts
website at www.pittstonarea-
.comor a ocpycanbe obtainedin
the Intermediate Centers Office
Parents are reminded to con-
tact the Intermediate Center Of-
fice prior to 9:30 a.m. on the day
the child will be absent from
school. Upon return to school, a
written excuse/medical excuse
must be provided to the childs
homeroom teacher.
Fourth Grade Band
Instrumental Rental Night
On Monday, Sept. 17 from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the Center will
be hosting a special 4th grade
band instrument rental night for
all parents of 4th grade students
who are interested in joining the
band. Vendors from local music
stores will be inattendance toan-
swer any questions concerning
the rental of musical instru-
ments. It is an open house format
and parents can attend at any
time between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Adam Burdett 4th grade
band director, will be giving an
instrument presentation during
school on Tuesday, Sept. 11to all
4th grade students. A make-up
presentation for anyone who was
absent will be given on Wednes-
day, Sept. 12. All 4th graders will
be given materials and informa-
tion to bring home at this pre-
sentation.
PTO News
The first PTO meeting for the
school year will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in
the Middle Schools cafeteria.
The PTO officers are Heather
Cebula, President; Kelly Copp,
Vice President Intermediate
Center; AmyMerlino, Vice pres-
ident Kindergarten Center; Jen-
na Gronka, Secretary and Mi-
chelle Christ, Treasurer.
Dates
Sept. 17 4th Grade Band In-
strument Rental Night
Sept. 19 Annual Intermedi-
ate Centers Back to School
Night
Sept. 21 Act 80 Day Students
dismissed at 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 and 26 School pic-
tures
Sept. 26 PTO meetings 7
p.m. Middle School
Middle School
Back to School Night
The Middle School will be
holding a Back to School
Night onWednesday, Sept. 12at
6:00 pm. All middle school stu-
dents and their parents are wel-
come to attend. The night will
begin in the Cafetorium with a
welcome fromMr. Bilbow, Prin-
cipal, and a discussion of disci-
pline procedures from Mr.
Booth, Vice Principal. Dr. Cos-
grove, Guidance Counselor, will
then speak on our schools aca-
demics and PSSA schedule. Fi-
nally, Ms. Boyt, Director of Spe-
cial Education, will discuss spe-
cial services at Pittston Area.
Following the meeting in the ca-
fetorium, visitors will have the
opportunity to tour the school.
The Middle School is one of
the highest performing schools
in the area, and the administra-
tion, faculty, and staff would like
the opportunity to welcome stu-
dents and parents to what will
prove to be another successful
school year.
Annual Fundraiser
The annual middle school fun-
draiser will begin this Monday.
Students not only will have the
opportunity to sell Gertrude
Hawks chocolate as we have in
previous years, but also items
from Kidz First. Although
there is no obligation to sell, all
students are encouraged to par-
ticipate. All proceeds will bene-
fit the middle school.
Prudential Spirit of the
Community
The search is on to find the top
youth volunteer at the Martin L.
Mattei Middle School. If you are
selected, you could receive
$1000.00, an impressive silver
medallion, and a trip to Wash-
ington D.C. next May. If you feel
you have made a positive differ-
ence through a volunteer activity
during the past year, please see
Mr. Bilbow for details on how to
apply for the Prudential Spirit of
the Community Awards.
September Act 80 Day
Friday, Sept. 21, is an Act 80
Day. Middle school students will
be dismissed at 1 p.m.
School Pictures
School pictures will be taken
on Oct. 17. Information will be
distributed during homeroom in
the coming weeks.
Sports and Activities
Cross Country
Anyinterested7thor 8thgrade
student who is not currently par-
ticipating in a fall sport is invited
to join the Cross Country team.
If you are interested, see Miss
Conlon in room 227.
Primary Center News
Attendance
Daily attendance is important
to help your child develop confi-
dence and practice academic
skills. Starting time is 8:40 a.m.
Dismissal times are: 3:20 p.m.
for students who are picked up
and 3:30 p.m. for students who
ride buses.
Parent Nights
The Primary Center will hold
First Grade Parent Night on
Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the
gym. Second Grade Parent
Night will be held on Thursday,
Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the gym. All
parents are expected to attend to
learn about the curriculum, meet
the teachers, and review school
policies and procedures.
Act 80 Day
Friday, Sept. 21, is an Act 80
Day. Dismissal will be at 1:30.
VIP Folder
Remember to check your
childs yellow VIP folder daily
for important information and
homework assignments. All
communication between school
and home will be sent via the
VIP folder. Return all lunch
forms, parent permission forms,
and corrected contact informa-
tion. Review school rules and
sign and return the parent agree-
ment.
Structured Dress Code
trict Structured Dress Code Pol-
icy takes effect on the first day of
school. The policy is on the Pitt-
ston Area website at www.pitt-
stonarea.com. Acopy of the pol-
icy is also available in the office
of all schools.
Healthy Treats and Snacks
Consider sending in treats for
special occasions, such as pen-
cils, stickers, and tablets. A list
of suggested items will be sent
home. For portion controlled
treats, contact the district food
service provider, The Nutrition
Group, at 654-7770, to order a
special treat delivered to your
childs classroom. Food items
must be prepackaged to be ac-
cepted. Home baked goods will
not be accepted.
Parent Reminder
Remember to reviewyour par-
ent calendar that was sent to you
in August. Display it on your re-
frigerator to remind you to re-
view the important areas with
your child. Review and repeat
the activities throughout the
year. Remember to read to your
child daily.
Kindergarten Center
Bus Information
The bus pick up and drop off
times are approximately. Chil-
dren should be at the bus stop at
least 15 minutes before the
scheduledtime. The bus ride will
be longer until the driver gets
comfortable with the bus stops.
No student will be let off the bus
unless a parent is present. It will
be parents responsibility to pick
the child up at the bus company.
Bus Tag
All students have been given a
bus tag designating the childs
name, teacher and roomnumber.
It also tells what color bus they
ride and there the bus stop is lo-
cated. Children should wear the
bus tag to school through Friday,
September 14.
Dress Code
trict requires all students in
grades K-12 dress according to
the structured dress code. Par-
ents were given a copy of the pol-
icy at registration. To get a copy,
call the office at 654-0503.
PI TTSTON AREA NEWS
Back to School nights set for PA
10th STREET ELEMENTARY
Picture Day will be Sept. 11,
12, and 13.
Get Acquainted Night will
be on Thursday, Sep. 13.
A meeting will be held on
Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at Montgom-
ery Ave Elementary School for
any 5th of 6th grade Wyoming
Area students interested in
joining the band.
The 6th Grade Dance is on
Sept. 28 in the school cafeteria
from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Playground Clean Up will be
on Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. Bring any
supplies you may have ( rakes,
screwdrivers, cleaning suppli-
es).
Robas Kindergarten Field
Trip is scheduled for Oct. 12.
Great American Fundraiser
was sent home. Return to your
childs teacher by Sept. 14.
Pickup is Nov. 13 during Parent
/Teacher Conferences.
Night of the Great Pumpkin
K thru 3rd is scheduled for
Oct. 18.
Please register your grocery
store cardonline tohelpbenefit
Tenth Street for Price Chopper
(http://www2.pricechop-
per.com/toolsforschools/) and
Shur Save (http://
www.escrip.com).
Keep collecting Box Tops
and Campbells Soup Labels
and send them in with your
child.
MONTGOMERY AVENUE
ELEMENTARY
Tuesday, Sept. 11, from7 to 8
p.m., Montgomery Avenue
Elementary will hold a Get
Acquainted night. The format
will be as follows:
The teachers will begin a 20
minute presentation at 7 p.m.
They will give a general
overview of curriculum, class-
room procedures, and any
changes in school rules and
policies.
At 7:20p.m. the teachers will
conclude the first session and
at approximately 7:30 p.m. a
second session will begin.
This will allow the parents
who have children in two grade
levels to be able to visit both
teachers.
At approximately 7:50 p.m.
the second informational ses-
sion concludes.
Children should not come to
the school on this Get Ac-
quainted Night, if at all possi-
ble. This informational evening
with the teachers is geared for
parents only.
Dates to Remember in Sep-
tember:
Get Acquainted Night
Sept. 11 7-8 pm.
PTO Fundraiser ends Sept.
14.
Instrumental Rental mtg.
(5th gr. parents) Sept. 19, 6 to
7pm
No school for students
Teachers Inservice day Sept.
17.
WYOMI NG AREA NEWS
Picture Day set for September 11, 12, and 13
Wyoming Area Catholic
School announces the following:
Dates to remember
Sept. 12 - Dress Down for stu-
dents who celebrate their birth-
day in September.
Sept. 19 - Family Mass, 7 p.m.
Sept. 26: Dismissal at 11 a.m.,
teacher in-service.
Family Mass
As a school community, we
will celebrate the beginning of
the new school year with a Fam-
ily Mass at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 19. Refreshments will be
served after the liturgy.
Intramural sports program
Our intramural sports pro-
gram will begin the week of
Sept. 10 and will run until Nov. 2.
The programs beginning that
week will be flag football (boys
and girls) and volleyball (co-ed).
Students in grades 4-8 are eligi-
ble to participate. The parent re-
lease form and physicians cer-
tificate sent in August mailing
(also available on Edline) must
be in the school office prior to
beginning any sport. The sched-
ule is as follows:
Boys flag football 3 to 4
p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
Girls flag football 3 to 4
p.m., Wednesday and Friday
Volleyball 3 to 4 p.m., Mon-
day
Students will bring their
change of clothes to school the
day of the sport to change after
dismissal. Parents are asked to
pick their children up fromthese
activities promptly at 4 p.m. Jer-
ry Renfer will be the coach for
all of the above sports. For more
information, call the school at
654-7982.
Book Fair
The book fair is scheduled for
Sept. 14-19. The theme is All
Star Readers and the scheduled
is as follows:
Sept. 14 Student previewday
Sept. 15and168: a.m. 1p.m.,
St. Cecilias Church Hall
Sept. 17 to 19 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., shopping hours for stu-
dents scheduled by class
Sept. 19 Book Fair will be
opened after Family Mass.
After-school care program
After care will began on Sept.
4 and provides supervision in an
atmosphere of cooperation and
responsibility. Time will be pro-
vided for snack, play, rest and
homework. For snack time, each
child must bring his/her own
snack. After care starts at 2:45
p.m. and runs until 5:45 p.m. on
regular school days and from 11
a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on early dis-
missal days.
Gertrude Hawk candy sale
The Gertrude Hawk Christ-
mas Candy Sale began on Sept.
4. Brochures and order forms
will be sent home with students.
Orders are due on Oct. 12.
WYOMI NG AREA CATHOL I C NEWS
WAC Family Mass set for Sept. 19
Michaels Society and other vol-
unteers helped coordinate an
event for the Class of 2016,
transfer students and their par-
ents before school began. They
also planned an orientation day
for new students the week be-
Students at Holy Redeemer
High School spent many hours
over the summer planning activ-
ities and events for incoming
freshmen and transfer students.
Members of the schools Stu-
dent Leadership Council, St.
fore school began and helped
coordinate the new students
first official school day.
Their summer agenda also in-
cluded planning activities for
the upcoming school Spirit
Week, Meet the Teachers Night,
Catholic Schools Week, home-
room representative elections,
Student Leadership constitution
review and update, induction
ceremonies, and recruitment
and leadership programs.
Holy Redeemer High School student volunteers shown at a planning meeting are, fromleft, seated, Cornelia Chmil, Hanover Twp.;
Bethany Chmil, Hanover Twp.; Mary Pat Blaskiewicz, West Pittston; Christopher Pawlenok, Mountaintop. Standing, first row:
Meghan Burns, Wilkes-Barre; Kelsey Crossin, Plains; Audrey Zavada, Forty Fort. Second row, Cody Januszko, Wilkes-Barre; Mi-
chael Morrison, Dallas; Michael Kozik, Laflin; Matthew Nicholas, Courtdale; Connor Mulvey, West Pittston; Matthew Lyons, Forty
Fort; Michael Conlon, Inkerman; Mr. Michael Booth, vice principal for student life and SLC and St. Michael's Society advisor; Con-
lan McAndrew, Mountaintop.
Leadership council plans events
HOLY REDEEMER NEWS
B I R T H D A Y S
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Samara Rose Campen-
ni, daughter of Tommy
and Chrissy Campenni,
of West Pittston will cele-
brate her seventh birth-
day on September 14. She
is the granddaughter of
Sam and Josie Mantione,
of West Pittston and the
late James and Rosemary
Campenni. She is the
great-granddaughter of
Frances Bellanco, of Pitt-
ston. Samara has two sis-
ters, Lucia, 4; and Ella, 2.
Samara Campenni
Vincent Rocco Contardi, son of
Paul and Heather Contardi, of West
Pittston will celebrate his seventh
birthday on September 12. He is the
grandson of John and JoAnn Petroch-
ko, of Exeter and Kay and the late Jo-
seph Contardi, of Scranton. He is the
nephew of Jenni Petrochko, of West
Wyoming and is in first grade at
Wyoming Area Catholic. This sum-
mer, he enjoyed playing coach pitch
for PA Landscaping, Vacation Bible
School at Our Lady of the Eucharist,
swimlessons at the YMCAandis cur-
rently taking organ lessons with Mi-
chael Sowa. Vincent will celebrate his
birthday with family and friends at
Modern Lanes.
Vincent Contardi
Jacoby Patrick Har-
nen, son of Adrian
and Maudeen Har-
nen, of Inkerman cel-
ebrated his fourth
birthday on Septem-
ber 8. He is the grand-
son of Beverly Har-
nen, of Pittston and
Patrick and Maudeen
Ratchford, of Duryea.
He is the great-grand-
son of Helen Harnen,
of Nashville, TN and
the late James Har-
nen; KathrynandEarl
Ratchford, Ellsworth
and Grace Algar.
Jacoby Harnen
Jared Anthony Jones,
son of John and Renee
Jones, of Yatesville cele-
brated his first birthday
on Saturday, Sept. 8. He is
the grandson of Frank
and Beverly Gattuso, of
Yatesville and Charles
and Roberta Jones, of
Duryea. Jaredhas twosis-
ters, Brittany, 20; Alexis,
12; and two brothers,
Johnny, 13; and Joshua, 6.
Jared Jones
Nicholas Lom-
bardo, son of Ri-
chard and Candy
Lombardo, of Du-
pont celebrated his
ninth birthday on
September 5. He is
the grandson of An-
gelo Lombardo and
the late Rita Lom-
bardo, of Dupont
and Paul and Mary
Bickelman, of Mos-
cow. Nicholas has
two brothers, Car-
son and Antonio.
Nicholas
Lombardo
Kylie Miller, daughter
of David and Amy Miller,
of Suscon, celebrated her
seventh birthday on
Thursday, Sept. 6. She is
the granddaughter of Mi-
chael and Alice Marie
Nocito, of Suscon and the
late Larry and Ann Mill-
er. Kylie has a big sister,
Kara, 10, whom she loves
very much.
Kylie Miller
Joey and Olivia Musto,
children of Rob and Caitlin
Musto of Pittston are cele-
brating birthdays. Joey will
celebrate his fifth birthday
on September 11and Olivia
celebrated her seventh
birthday on July 29. They
are the grandchildren of At-
torneys Joseph and Fortu-
nata Musto, of Duryea;
Martin Olson, of Pittston;
and the late Alvaretta La-
velle. Their great-grand-
mother is Agnes Lavelle, of
Moosic.
Joey and
Olivia Musto
Amelia Rose Teasdale,
daughter of Christy and
Gary Teasdale, of Exeter
will celebrate her second
birthday on September
10. She is the grand-
daughter of Margaret
Ellsworth, of West
Wyoming the late Nor-
man Ellsworth and Jenny
Teasdale, of Seminole,
Florida.
Amelia Teasdale
Emily Thornton will celebrate her fourth birthday on
September 12, her sister, Erin will celebrate her sixth
birthday on September 29, their cousin Emma Cassady
will celebrate her third birthday on September 26 and
cousin Kyle Bryan will be 18 years old on September
26. Erin and Emily are the daughters of Bill and Susan
Brogan Thornton, Irvine, CA. They have a sister Allie
who is 1 years old. Emma is the daughter of Skip and
Stacy Brogan Cassady, of Stroudsburg. Kyle will cele-
brate his 18th birthday at Fort Benning, GA. Their
grandparents are Jim and Helen Brogan, of Avoca;
Kathy Elchko and Bill Thornton, of West Pittston; and
Lee and Mary Cassady, of Savannah, GA. A special
party was held in their honor at the home of their Aunt
Mary Ann this summer.
Cousins Erin and Erin Thorton
Emma Cassaday, Kyle Bryan
Stop by or mail your birthday photo to:
The Sunday Dispatch
109 New Street
Pittston, PA18640
Pictures can run in back and white for $2
or color for $10. Deadline is Wednesday at
5 p.m., but space is limited, so pictures will
be published on a first-come, first-served
basis. Anyquestions, please call 602-0168.
Happy birthday!
Checks can be made payable to The Sun-
day Dispatch.
The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services (MH & DS) and
its Training Council on Quality recently held a training at the Luzerne County West Side Annex on
the topic of Dual Diagnosis. Dr. Sharon Falzone, director of the Northeastern PA Health Care
Quality Unit, a component of The Advocacy Alliance, spoke to individuals with special needs,
families, caregivers and human service professionals on the fundamental principles and approach-
es to support individuals with an intellectual and mental health disability. From left, first row, are
Laura Davis, Luzerne-Wyoming Counties MH&DS; Paul Radzavicz, National Alliance on Men-
tal Illness Wilkes-Barre Chapter; Gina Galli, Luzerne-Wyoming Counties MH&DS. Second row,
Denise Adamatis andTheresa Schirg, HCQU; Theresa Kline, Luzerne CountyJuvenile Probation;
Karen Belli, Deutsch Institute; and Dr. Sharon Falzone.
County training held
for dual diagnosis
Luzerne County Community
College recently hosted a pre-
sentation, Turning Adversity
into Opportunity at the col-
leges Educational Conference
Center co-sponsored by the
Center for Workplace Wellness
and Productivity and the Lead-
ership LCCC Class of 2012.
Guest speaker was Eva Gray-
zel, a cancer survivor of 10
years, a motivational speaker
and a champion for early detec-
tion. Grayzel founded an oral
cancer awareness campaign,
Six-Step Screening, for which
she was recognized by the
American Academy of Oral
Medicine and given honorary
membership.
She is the author of You Are
Not Alone: Families Touched
By Cancer, the first book in the
Talk4Hope series.
Luzerne County Community College recently hosted a presentation, Turning Adversity into
Opportunity at the college's Educational Conference Center. Fromleft, are Jackie Case, Welcome
Lake, LCCC student; Kyna Markowski, Berwick, LCCC student; Rob Armillei, Plains, instructional
technology support specialist, LCCC; Maureen Savner, RDH, Mountain Top, associate professor,
dental hygiene, LCCC; Sandy Cumberland, Nanticoke, member, Leadership LCCC Class of 2012;
Eva Grayzel, Easton, guest speaker; Brian Mihneski, Pittston, member, Leadership LCCC Class of
2012; Julie Cleary, RDH, Macungie, associate professor, dental hygiene, LCCC; Jessica Brennan,
Pottsville, LCCC student; and Janelle Loomis, Mansfield, LCCC student.
LCCC hosts leadership meeting
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The annual Dozynki Harvest
Festival will take place today,
Sunday, Sept. 9, on the grounds
of Holy Mother of Sorrows Pol-
ish National Catholic church,
212 Wyoming Ave., Dupont,
from11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The blessing of the harvest
wreath will take place in church
at 2 p.m.
There will be games of chance
for children and adults along
with a 50/50 Bingo, Big Raffle,
Chinese auction and arts and
crafts. Music will be by Joe Las-
tovica and The Polka Punch.
Sept. 11 Mass
The parishioners of Queen of
the Apostles Parish and the Avo-
ca Fire Department will pay trib-
ute to the victims of the Septem-
ber 11 terrorist attacks at their
11th Annual September 11 Me-
morial Mass at 7 p.m. on Tues-
day, Sept. 11 at St. Marys
Church.
Members of local fire and po-
lice departments, emergency
medical personnel, military per-
sonnel, veterans, Avoca Boy
Scout Troop 316, Cub Scout
Troop 316, Venture Crew 3701,
the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Avoca Division; American Le-
gion Post 607, V.F.W. Ladies
Auxiliary, Post 8335; state Rep.
Michael Carroll, former state
Rep. Thomas Tigue, borough of-
ficials and bagpipers will proc-
ess from the Avoca Fire Depart-
ment to St. Marys Church.
The procession route will be-
gin at the Avoca Fire Depart-
ment, 740 Main St., pass under a
fire truck ladder arch which will
be raised over Hawthorne Street
and end at St. Marys Church.
The procession will assemble
at 6:45 p.m. at the fire depart-
ment and process to the church
shortly thereafter. During the
Mass, all of the participants will
receive a special blessing from
the Rev. Phillip J. Sladicka, pas-
tor. Following the Mass, there
will be a reception in St. Marys
School auditorium.
Please note there will not be an
8 a.m. Mass on September 11.
Pediatric Clinic
The Care and Concern Pediat-
ric Health Clinic, located in the
former Seton Catholic School
building on William Street in
Pittston, is open the first and
third Thursday of each month.
Free healthcare is providedfor
infants through age 11.
Registration is from 4:30 to
5:30 p.m.
Participants should bring your
childs immunization records
with them.
Parents or guardians must be
present to have their child exam-
ined. All services are free and
confidential.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Care and Concern ministries of
the Parish Community of St.
John the Evangelist, Msgr. John
Bendik, pastor.
For more info call 855-6035.
Reformed Presbyterian
Church
1700 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort
Pastor Rev. R.F. Dymond
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Bible School: 11:45 a.m.
Wednesday evening prayer
service: 6:30 p.m. every other
Wednesday
Call 570-693-1918.
Bennett Presbyterian
501 Bennett Street, Luzerne
The church is handicap acces-
sible.
For info call 288-7361 or 695-
2853.
Bethel United Methodist
532Main St. Avoca
(570) 457-2566
Pastor Sharon Dietz
(570) 282-0104
Sunday Worship Service -
11:15 a.m.
Communion first Sunday of
each month non perishable
food items will be collected this
day.
Mondays Bible study 6
p.m. alternating each week with
Brick UM Church, Duryea.
1st Thursday of each month
food give-away 4 to 6 p.m. for
needy of Avoca and Duryea.
Non-perishable food items
and monetary donations are ac-
cepted at this time.
Brick United Methodist
935 Foote Ave., Duryea
(570)457-4424
Pastor Sharon Dietz
(570) 282-0104
Sunday Worship Service 9:45
a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
during morning Worship
Services for ages 3-12
Communion first Sunday of
each month non perishable
food items will be collected.
Mondays Bible study 6
p.m. alternating each week with
Bethel UM Church, Avoca.
Miracle of Awareness coffee
time 6 p.m. meeting 7 p.m.
Thursday New beginnings
meeting 7 p.m. Third Thursday
of each month United Metho-
dist Women 6:30 p.m.
Christian and Missionary
Alliance Church
317 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
A home economics workshop
will be held Saturday, Sept. 15
beginning at 10 a.m. on proper
methods of canning and preserv-
ing vegetables.
The cost is $3 per person for
supplies.
Pre-registration is recom-
mended by calling the church of-
fice at 654-2500.
The church is hosting a Soup
Kitchen Monday evenings from
5 to 6:30 p.m. for individuals and
families in the community in
need. People interested in volun-
teering are asked to call sponsors
the Davis family of Dallas at
760-4830.
Rally Day will be held begin-
ning a new Sunday School class
year today, Sunday Sept. 9 at
9:30 a.m. and is open to interest-
ed individuals and families in the
community interested in grade
level Bible teaching. Registra-
tion for classes will begin at 9:10
a.m. on the Sept. 9. For addition-
al information call the church of-
fice.
Acouples night will be heldon
Saturday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. Pre-
registrationis required. Registra-
tion and information can be at-
tained by calling the church of-
fice.
ASundayeveningteachingse-
ries will begin Sept. 9 through
Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. The series is
open to individuals in the com-
munity without cost. Pre-regis-
tration is required. For more in-
formation call the church office.
A Spiritual formation week-
end with Rev. David Janssen will
be held Friday, Sept. 21, and Sat-
urday, Sept. 22. Friday session at
7:30 p.m. and Saturday session
started 9:30 A.m. All session are
without charge. Registration
starts 7 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m.
Saturday.
Alliance Church
Luzerne Ave. and Parke Street
West Pittston
The clothes closet will open
on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
People with emergency needs
can call the church office at 654-
2500 for special appointments.
The closet accepts gently used
clothing and shares it with the
community without cost.
First Baptist Church
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor,
Water Street, Pittston
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship and
Praise Service/Childrens Sun-
day School, Adult/Teen Sunday
School immediately following
service. Wednesday 7:15 p.m.
Bible Study
First Congregational UCC
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Sanctuary is handicapped ac-
cessible.
Sunday at 11 a.m. Morning
Worship Service
The Council and Diaconate
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday
have been postponed until Tues-
day, Sept.18.
First Presbyterian Church
14 Broad Street Pittston
Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m.
with Rev. William N. Lukesh.
First United
Presbyterian Church
West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren 654-8121
Services are being held at St.
Cecilias Roman Catholic
Church on 1700 Wyoming Ave,
Exeter, as the parish recovers
from the flood of Sept. 2011.
There is parking on Wyoming
Avenue and in the parking lot be-
hind the church.
Sunday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m.,
Worship at 115 Exeter Avenue
(One day 0nly).
Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.,
Deacons.
Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m.,
Womens Association Covered
Dish at St. Cecilias.
Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m.,
Session.
First United Methodist
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston
Sept. 9 10 a.m. Worship
Sept. 107p.m. AdminCoun-
cil, 7 p.m. Boy Scouts
Sept. 116p.m. Finance Com-
mittee, 6 p.m. UMW
Sept. 12 10 a.m. Mommy &
Me, 6:30 Tops, 7 p.m. Choir
Sept. 13 6:30 p.m. Class 18 ,
7 p.m. Weight Watchers.
Full Gospel Chapel
Avoca
Adult Sunday School, 9:30;
Sunday morning worship at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday evening Bible
study and prayer service at 7:00.
The churchalsohosts the Rose
of Sharon Church with Rev. Vin-
cente Torres on Sunday after-
noon at 3:00 p.m. for the Hispan-
ic community.
Glendale Gospel Church
105 Church Drive
Glendale/Pittston Township
Sunday Service 10:45 a.m.
Harding Church
of Christ
RR 1 Box 187A, Falls
Sunday services: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School and 11:00 a.m.
Church Service.
Call 388-6534
www.hardingchurchofchris-
t.org
Holy Mother of Sorrows PNCC
212 Wyoming Avenue, Dupont
Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, Pastor
Sunday Mass, 8:00 a.m.; Tra-
ditional Mass, 10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass, 9 a.m. Monday
through Saturday
Today, Sunday, Sept 9: The an-
nual Harvest Festival (Dozynki)
will take place on the church
grounds from11 a.m. till 6 p.m.
The blessing of the harvest
wreath will take place in church
at 2 p.m. Games of chance for
children and adults. 50/50 Bin-
go, Big Raffle, Chinese Auction
and arts and crafts. Music by Joe
Lastovica and The Polka Punch.
Independent Bible Church
328 Main Street, Duryea, PA
18642.
(570) 451-0346 Home/Office.
JLaCava@TheBibleChurch.org
Inkerman Presbyterian
Main St., Inkerman
Services: Sundays, 8:30 a.m.
Langcliffe Presbyterian
1001 Main St Avoca
Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.
The Langcliffe Church is
handicapped accessible.
Nursery is provided for chil-
dren during worship.
Moosic Alliance Church
608 Rocky Glen Road, Moosic
Pastor: Doug Jensen 457-
6020
maccma2@verizon.net
Sunday morning Sunday
School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday morning Worship at
10:45 a.m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesdays
at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery Ministry,
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Nativity Of Our Lord
Stephenson St., Duryea
Mass Schedule
Saturday
4:00p.m. HolyRosaryChurch
5:30 p.m. Sacred Heart of Je-
sus Church
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Holy Rosary Church
9:30 a.m. Holy Rosary Church
11:00 a.m. Sacred Heart
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Pittston
Masses are held daily in the
seminary chapel at 7 a.m. (Mon-
day Friday) and on Saturday
mornings at 8 a.m. There are no
weekend Masses.
Confessions are heard daily
from 9 a.m. noon and from 3
6 p.m.
Office hours are Monday
Friday: 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m., eve-
nings and weekends by appoint-
ment. Office phone number is
654-7542. You can now contact
us on Facebook: www.Face-
book.com/OBLATESOFSTJO-
SEPH or on Twitter @Ob-
latesStJoseph
Every Wednesday evening
Mass is celebrated at 7 p.m. in
conjunction with the Novena to
St. Joseph &St. Joseph Marello.
Novena prayers and the blessing
of the first-class relic of St. Jo-
seph Marello, Founder of the
Oblates of Saint Joseph Congre-
gation, immediately follow the
Mass. All are welcome to partic-
ipate!
The Oblate Fathers would like
to thank all who attended last
weekends Labor Day Triduum
and celebration honoring St. Jo-
seph the Worker. Many people
fromnear and far came out to at-
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MATTERS OF FAITH
Dozynki Harvest Festival today
Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston, hosted a Mass of Thanksgiving and a pasta dinner for all residents affected by the flood and the
many volunteers who dedicated their time and talents preparing, serving and delivering dinners on Saturday, Sept. 8, the one-year
anniversary of the flood. The Mass was celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave, West Pittston and dinner was
be served in the church hall. Planning a Mass and dinner for the one-year anniversary of the September 2011 flood are, from left, first
row, Megan Albrecht, Paula Denisco, Diane Melvin, Beverly Williams, Rosalie Bugelholl. Second row, Msgr John J. Sempa, Mary
Dotter, Pattie Zipko, Gene Manganello, Margaret Rogo, Juel Ann Klepadlo and Jackie Albrecht.
R E L I G I O N
tend the three-day novena and
special Labor Day morning
Mass. Your prayers and financial
donations are very much appre-
ciated in sustaining the ministry
of the Oblates of St. Josephinthe
Greater Pittston & Hazleton ar-
eas.
Saturday, Sept. 15, is the Feast
of Our Lady of Sorrows, a very
special devotioninthe Oblates of
St. JosephCongregation. The PA
Province is under the protection
of Our Lady of Sorrows who is
considered the patroness of vo-
cations within this worldwide
religious congregation. A spe-
cial Mass will be celebrated on
Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. in the seminary
chapel honoring the Mother of
Sorrows and asking for her inter-
cession for an increase of voca-
tions to the priesthood and reli-
gious life to our seminary. Public
is invited to participate at the
Mass.
Catholic Radio Board Meet-
ing is planned for Thursday,
Sept. 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the semi-
nary community room. Plans are
being made for their first annual
banquet, scheduled for Sunday,
Nov. 11, at St. Anthonys Parish
Center, Exeter. Guest speaker
will be Fred Berretta, survivor of
the USAir Flight 1549 of Janu-
ary 15, 2009 that landed mirac-
ulously on the Hudson River in
NYC after striking a flock of
geese andlosingbothengines af-
ter takeoff from NY Laguardia
Airport. Fredis alsoauthor of the
book: Flight of Faith: My Mira-
cle on the Hudson.
St Joseph Marello
William St., Pittston
There will be one Mass only
during the week: Monday to Fri-
day at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday Evening: 4 and 7
p.m.
Sunday: 8, 9:30, 11 a.m.
Beginning on Sunday, Sept.
23, we will change the Sunday
Mass time from 11 a.m. to 11:15
a.m.
Novenas:
Every Tuesday after 11:30 a.m.
Masses novena to the Miracu-
lous Medal and Mother Cabrini.
Every Wednesday after 11:30
a.m. Masses novena to Saint Jo-
seph & St. Joseph Marello
Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. there
is a Holy Hour.
The Rosary is recited 20 min-
utes before all week day Masses
and weekend Masses.
Registration for all children in
the Religious Education Pro-
gram, kindergarten to 6th grade,
was held on Wednesday, Sept. 5,
at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish center.
If you missed the registration,
contact Mrs. Audi at 654-33326
or the rectory at 654-6902.
The opening Mass for the Re-
ligious Education Program will
be held on Sunday, Sept. 16 at
9:30 a.m. All children and par-
ents are asked to attend.
Classes for kindergarten to 4th
grade will begin on Wednesday,
Sept. 19 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Classes for 5th and 6th graders
will begin on Sunday, Sept. 23, at
8:45 a.m. Children will attend
the 9:30 a.m. Mass.
Any child who has some diffi-
culties to follow this schedule,
please call Terri Audi at 654-
3326 or Father Joe at the Rectory
at 654-6902.
Children who have received
the Sacrament of Confirmation
will have a special program be-
ginning on Sunday, Oct. 14.
High school students will have
a special program beginning
with the Advent Season.
In Loving Memory: Amarvel-
ous way to pay tribute to a mem-
ber of your family, living or de-
ceased, is to make a donation to
St. Joseph Marello Parish. Con-
tact the rectory-654-6902.
Anyone interested in renting
the Parish Banquet Hall or Meet-
ing Room should call Christine
Silinskie, Hall Manager at 704-
8861 for details and/or a tour of
the facility.
St. Joseph Marello Senior
Choir will resume rehearsals on
Sept. 10, Monday at 7 p.m. New
members are most welcome.
A Nite at the Races sponsored
by the men of the parish will be
held on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the
parish hall. Forms are at the en-
trances of the church. Take one
home, fill it out and return it with
your donation in an envelope by
placing it in the collection bas-
ket, the mail or by dropping it off
at the office before Sept. 24.
Make checks payable to St. Jo-
seph Marello Parish.
Corpus Christi Parish
Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Catechetical Sunday
Sunday, Sept. 16, is Catechet-
ical Sunday. On that day, chil-
dren pre-K and older are invited
to bring their parents, grandpar-
ents to Meet the Teachers. The
parents are welcome to review
the books the children will be us-
ing, and discuss with the teacher
any concerns you might have.
For children attending classes
at Immaculate Conception,
teachers will be available from
9:15 a.m. to10:15 a.m. in the fol-
lowing locations: pre-k & K in
ICC hall on the stage, 1st, 2nd,
3rd, and Confirmation prep in
the school, 4th grade in ICC hall
and 5th grade in ICC rectory.
At Holy Redeemer, all teach-
ers will be in the church hall
from9:45 a.m. to10:45 a.m. Re-
freshments will be served at both
sites.
If you have not yet registered
your child for CCD classes, you
may do so at that time. Registra-
tion forms may be found in the
church vestibule or on our web-
site.
Youth Choir
All children are welcome to
join the Youth Choir. Directors,
Mary Supey and Mary Ellen
Gianuzzi will be starting prac-
tice later this month. To sign up
now just visit our website
www.corpuschristinepa.com.
Our Lady of the Eucharist
535 N Main Street, Pittston
www.eucharist-pittston.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30
a.m.
Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confessions)
Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to
3:45 p.m. and by appointment
School of Religious Educa-
tion
Classes for grades 1 6 will be
held from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. be-
ginning today, Sunday, Sept. 9.
Confirmation classes will be
held from5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. be-
ginning on Sunday, Sept. 16.
There will be a meeting for par-
ents and students enrolled in the
Confirmation class this Monday,
Sept 10 at 7 p.m. in the parish
hall. If you have any questions
withregardtothe Religious Edu-
cation program, please call Sis-
ter Mary Ann at 654-0263.
Patriot Day
Tuesday of this week marks
the eleventh Anniversary of 9/11.
Mass will be celebrated at 8:00
a.m. for all victims of 9/11, their
families and loved ones and for
all military men and woman and
first responders who serve daily.
Little Rock Scripture Study
Father Tom will lead a Scrip-
ture Study beginning on Tuesday
Sept. 18. There will be two pro-
grams, one onTuesdaymornings
from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. and
one on Tuesday evenings from 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Both programs
will be held in the parish hall at
Our Lady of the Eucharist, N
Main Street, Pittston. The title of
this study will be Revelation.
There will be seven sessions. In
order to be able to order the nec-
essary materials, call the parish
office (654-0263) or e-mail ole-
pittston@gmail.com to register.
The program is open to all from
the greater Pittston area.
Catholic Youth Group
There will be an organization-
al meeting for the Pittston Ca-
tholic Youth Group on Sunday,
Sept. 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in
the Religious Education Center
at Our Lady of the Eucharist. All
young people are invited.
Prince of Peace Parish
Old Forge
St. Marys Church, Lawrence
Street, Saturday Vigil 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mass 8 and 10 a.m.
St. Lawrence Church, Main
Street, Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
This weeks Mass schedule:
Monday through Friday at 7
a.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sun-
day at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Mass schedule: Monday
through Friday at 7 a.m., Satur-
day at 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. and
Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30
a.m.
CCD Teachers will meet on
Monday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. in the
lower level of the rectory.
The Parish Pastoral Council
will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at
7 p.m. in the rectory meeting
room.
Senior Citizens Outreach
Committee will meet on Tues-
day, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. in lower lev-
el of the rectory.
Adult Bible Study will begin
on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the
lower level meeting room of the
rectory. The class will meet ev-
ery other Wednesday now thru
the Advent season. The Bible
Study will focus on the Gospel
of Matthew. Books are being or-
dered. The cost is $11 to be col-
lected the first meeting. New
members are always welcome.
The annual Holy Name Ziti
Dinner will take place on Satur-
day, Sept. 29, in the church hall.
Take-outs are from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. and eat-in from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. Cost for Dinner tickets is $7
for adults and $3 for children un-
der 12. Tickets can be obtained
fromany Holy Name member or
the parish rectory office.
CCDRegistration for students
in grades 1 and up on Sept. 12, 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. Sign up will be in
the church hall. The registration
fee is $25, cash or checks (made
out to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church) accepted.
This year is especially impor-
tant for students in grades 5 and
up since we will be celebrating
Confirmation in the early fall of
2013.
There will be a meeting for all
parents of Confirmation stu-
dents (in public and Catholic
school) on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7
p.m. in the church hall.
The 1st class this school year
will be Monday, Sept. 24. All
students will meet in the church
at 6 p.m. and will then process to
their classrooms with their
teacher. Dismissal will be at 7:15
p.m. into the courtyard between
the school building and the rec-
tory.
The CCD program is always
looking for adult volunteers. If
you are interested in assisting the
program as a classroom aide,
substitute teacher or helping
with making phone calls or spe-
cial projects, please contact
Elaine Starinski, 654-6952.
St. Barbara Parish
28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter
Office Hours: Monday Fri-
day 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Evenings, by appointment.
Phone: 654-2103
St. Barbaras Christian Wom-
ens Organization will hold their
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Church hall. Upcoming year will
be discussed. All women of the
parish are invited to attend. The
meeting will begin with the reci-
tation of the rosary.
Religious Education (CCD)
classes will start at St. Barbaras
on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 9:00 a.m.
in the parish center. There are
currently about 100 students reg-
istered. If you have not yet regis-
tered your child for religious ed
classes, please do so immediate-
ly. All students must be regis-
tered to attend. Registration
forms will be available in either
church or at the office. Remem-
ber that there is a book fee of $16
for any child registered after Au-
gust 31.
There has been a great re-
sponse from volunteers in the
parish to assist with the religious
ed program, but the programcan
always use more. If youre inter-
ested, please contact JimRose at
the parish office.
Confirmation will be held at
St. Barbaras next Fall (2013).
All children in grades 6, 7 and 8
must register and regularly at-
tend religious education classes
to be eligible.
Finally, its not too late to vol-
unteer for the religious educa-
tion program.
St. John the Evangelist
Parish Community
35 William Street
Phone: 654-0053
Pittston.
Sept. 9 - Knitting Ministry
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Sept. 9 - Knights of Lithuania
9 12 p.m.
Sept. 10- Altar andRosarySo-
ciety meeting 1:30 p.m. Church
Hall business meeting 2 p.m.
Refreshments are provided.
Sept. 16 - Holy Name Society
meeting 11 a.m. Seton Audito-
rium. Topics of discussion
Chicken Barbeque on October 7
and Halloween Party on October
28 and Nite at the Races. All
members are invited to attend
Sept. 17 Liturgy Commis-
sion 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 - Bereavement Sup-
port Group 7 to 8:30 p.m. Parish
Pastoral Council 7 p.m.
Sept 22 Parish Finance 8:30
a.m.
The Greater Pittston Food
Pantry is sponsored by the Care
and Concern Committee of St.
John the Evangelist Parish. Any-
one in need of food is asked to
call 654-9923. Distribution of
food is by appointment only.
The Free Health Clinic is open
at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in
the former Seton Catholic High
School, first come first serve.
Greater Pittston Kids Closet
celebrating its third anniversary
provides new and gently used
clothing.
Hours are Wednesday from 9
to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
The Closet always accepts do-
nations of new and gently used
clothing.
St Johns Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505, stjohnspitt-
ston@verizon.com
Pastor John Castellani
Organist, Marcia Collera
Reader, Nancy CAstellani
Acolyte, Justin Lazanowicz
Greeter, Cheryl Pipher
Ushers, Vince Colarusso and
Darwin Perschau
Rally day pot luck brunch will
be heldthis morningafter church
service.to "kick off" our church
school year. This is for everyone
to attend young and old, newand
current members.
Bible School starting Tuesday,
Sept 11 at 7 p.m.
Week day school starting
Thursday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Children will be using a curricu-
lum called Hands on Bible
Study. It comes with a learning
lab with different gismos and
lots of neat stuff.
Planning committee starts on
Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.
Aluminum cans, preferably
crushed, are still being collected.
JimFox and Bob Schumaker are
spearheading this project.
Aycolyte schedule for Sept.16:
Katie Colleran; 23 Sarah Ciesla;
30 Emily Goyne
Speaking of recycling, LWML
are saving postage stamps for
missions. Please leave a 1/4 inch
around the stamp. For every
pound of stamps one Bible is
printedandshippedintothe Mis-
sion Field. Leave a message for
Sharleen Palamia.
GLS is a year round fund rais-
er. Leave a message for Tracy if
you have any questions or want
to get involved.
The parishs 2nd Annual Pig
Roast is Sept. 22 from2 to 6 p.m.
There will be a bake sale and
basket raffle again this year.
Adult dinner and beer $20; adult
dinner without beer $12; kids age
6-10 $7; kids 5 and under free.
Amy Saunders is contact person.
St. Johns P.M. Church
316 Main St., Avoca
Pastor Rich Rock
570-457-8281
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Holy Communion the first
Sunday of every month
Bible Study every Wednesday
6:00-7:30 p.m.
St. Maria Goretti
Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702
Pastor: Monsignor Neil Van
Loon
42redwood@comcast.net
www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org
Elementary school children
attend Religious Education
Classes on Sunday morning
9:30-10:45 a.m. The registration
forms and full schedule for the
year are inthe foyer of the church
this weekend. The first C.C.D.
class will be on Sept. 9. Parents
meeting for all Confirmation
will be on Sunday, Sept. 16 at
9:30 a.m. in the Parish Center.
Children in grades 6th, 7th or 8th
grades, who have not received
Confirmation, are required to
join this class.
Any adult or high school stu-
dent interested in volunteering in
the C.C.D. program can call the
Parish Office at 655-8956.
Harvest tea
This fun-filled evening is a
fundraiser to raise money for the
Msgr. Gray Merit Award which
is presented each year to a wor-
thy senior fromour parish; Octo-
ber 10, 7 p.m. until $10.
Beginning on Friday, Sept. 14
and ending on Sunday, Sept.16,
there will be a special event
called Up and Over for all stu-
dents in grades 7th and 8th at the
Fatima Renewal Center.
The weekend includes a num-
ber of fun activities and events,
including an outdoor obstacle
course.
In addition, there will be a
Mass, a movie, opportunities for
free time and all-you-can-eat,
buffet-style meals.
Bring friends and get to know
new friends.
For more information, please
check the Fatima website:
www.fatimarenewalcenter.org.
ST. Gabriels Center
Schedule of retreats for Sep-
tember and October:
Sept. 14-16 Come Talk with
Me: Conversing with Jesus To-
day through the Gospel of John.
Oct. 19-21 Discovering Love
in a Most Unusual Place.
All three weekends are direct-
ed by Rev. Paul Zilonka, C.P. of
Immaculate Conception Monas-
tery, Jamaica, N.Y.
For additional information
contact the Retreat Center Office
at 586-4957 or email to kpor-
ter@epix.net.
September Calendar
9 - C.C.D. - 9:30 a.m. - 10:45
a.m. Classes begin for elemen-
tary school students in the base-
ment of the Church
16 - Meeting of Parents of
Confirmation Students - 9:30
a.m. in Parish Center
17 - Spiritual Life Committee
Meeting - 6:30 p.m. in the Parish
Office
Scripture study
Father Maloney will lead a
Scripture Study beginning on
Tuesday, Sept. 18.There will be
two programs one on Tuesday
mornings from8:30 a.m. until 10
a.m. and one on Tuesday eve-
FAITH
Continued from page 4B
See Faith, page 6B
St. Monicas Youth Group makes donation to SPCA
The youth group of St. Monica's Parish of the Wyomings presented a donation to the SPCA, which was raised at a recent lemonade
stand. Fromleft, first row, Jessica Walkowiak and Hallie Stark. Second row, Emily Cheskiewicz, a representative of the SPCA, Faith
and Ashley Kessel and Gianna Paoloni. Third row, Michelle Stark and Jon Kessel.
C O M M U N I T Y
nings from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Both
programs will be held in the parish hall
at Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish,
North Main Street, Pittston.
The title of this study will be Revela-
tion. There will be 7 sessions.
In order to be able to purchase the
necessary materials, call the Parish Of-
fice at Our Lady of the Eucharist (654-
0263)or e-mail: olepitt-
ston@gmail.com to register.
Memorial opportunities
If you wish to memorialize a loved
one, living or deceased, please contact
the Parish Office to make the arrange-
ments.
Altar candles: Acandle will be lit and
burn on the altar during all the Masses
offered during the month which you
choose as your memorial.
Sanctuary candles: A candle will
burn in memory of or in honor of your
loved one during the week which you
choose as your memorial.
Bread and wine: The bread and wine
used for consecration can be offered for
your intention during a Mass of your
choice.
St. Marys Polish National
Catholic Church
200 Stephenson St. Duryea
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock, Pastor
Phone: 457-2291
Email: padre@saintmaryspncc.org
Website: saintmaryspncc.org
Holy Mass: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Weekdays: 8 a.m.
Holy Days: 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.
St. Monicas Church
363 West 8th Street, West Wyoming,
PA 18644
Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Mon. Fri.
Phone: 570-693-1991
Email: olos363@verizon.net
www.stmonicanepa.com.
Father Leo McKernan, Pastor
Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m. OLOS
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ; 11a.m. OLOS
Daily Mass at OLOS Tues, Wed.,
Fri. 7a.m. (Except 1st Friday7p.m.);
Mon. 6:30 p.m. and Thurs. 7 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena after
Monday Evening Mass
Special September Masses for Mon-
days:
9-10-12: 6 p.m. All are welcome for
Mass before Womens Nite of Reflec-
tion.
9-17-12 Mass will be at 6:30 p.m.
9-24-12 and on Monday night Mass
will be at 6:30 p.m.
Womens Evening of Reflection On
Monday, Sept. 10 at 6:00 p.m. Mass will
be celebrated followed with a Confer-
ence at 7p.m. givenbySister Joanof the
Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth. Other
Capuchin Sisters will join her. At 8 p.m.
there will be a social in the Church Hall.
At 8:45 Sung Compline (Night Prayer
of the Church.)
Bible Study Resumes on Thursday
evenings at 7:30 p.m. (after the 7 p.m.
Mass) till Oct. 18. The evening ends
with Sung Compline (Night Prayer of
the Church) at 8:45 p.m. Bring your Bi-
ble if you have one.
36th Annual Rosary Rally: Wyoming
Valley Knights of Columbus Plan Ros-
ary Rally Sunday, Sept. 23. St. Eliza-
beth Ann Seton Parish at Holy Trinity
Church, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyers-
ville will host this years Rosary Rally.
The theme is Praying for Our Coun-
try. The Rosary procession will begin
at 2:15 p.m. from the American Legion
grounds at 259 Shoemaker St.,
Swoyersville and process to Holy Trin-
ity Church where Marian Devotions
will begin at 3:00 p.m. Mass will follow
with John M. Dougherty Auxiliary
Bishop Emeritus serving as principal
celebrant and homilist.
St. Peters Evangelical
Lutheran Church
100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com
654-1009
Worship Service Sunday 9 a.m.
Handicapped accessible, all are wel-
come
As of Sept. 9 Sunday School at 9 a.m.,
Worship Service at 10 a.m.
Confirmation classes will be starting,
if you are in 7th or 8th Grade please call
Pam Hanczyc @ 313-2829 to register.
Queen of the Apostles Parish
715 Hawthorne St.
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Queen of the Apostles Parishs choir
practices take place from 7 to 9 p.m.
Mondays at St. Marys Church, 715
Hawthorne St. New members are wel-
come. Please use the handicapped en-
trance on the right side of the church.
The parish has Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. every Tuesday. Eucharistic Ador-
ers are neededfor the11:30a.m. to12:30
p.m. and the 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. time
slots.
The Rosary and the Litany of the Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus is prayed for the in-
tentions written in the adoration and
lobby books along with the special in-
tentions of those present at 7:30 p.m.
followed by Benediction. If you can
help, call Ann Jake at 457-3521 or the
parish office at 457-3412. Please note
for this week only, Adoration will end at
6 p.m. so the faithful can attend the 9/11
Memorial Mass.
Faith formation classes will resume
today, Sept. 9 and Monday, Sept. 10 at
St. Marys School, 742 Spring St.
The First Eucharist class will meet
from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today, Sept. 9 and
students in grades K-8 will meet from
4:30 to 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 10.
The youth group will meet today,
Sept. 9. Contact Lori Ostrowski at 457-
8840 for more details.
The womens guildwill meet at 2p.m.
today, Sept. 9 in St. Marys School audi-
torium.
There will not be a meeting on Sep-
tember11inorder for members toattend
the 9/11 Memorial Mass at the church.
The pastoral council will meet at 7
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 in the rectory,
715 Hawthorne St.
Venture Crew 3701 will meet at 6
p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 in St. Ma-
rys School auditorium. Venture Crewis
for youth, ages 14-21.
Last year, Venture Crew traveled to
Florida, West Point and New York City
and camped at Camps Achaela and
Goose Pond. For more information, call
Janice at 472-3253.
The back to school and Catechetical
Sunday Mass will take place at 11 a.m.
on Sept. 16 at St. Marys Church. The
students and teachers will receive a spe-
cial blessing from Father Sladicka at
this time.
The youth group will sponsor a
Make Your Own Smoothie Party in
St. Marys School auditoriumfollowing
the Mass.
There will be a Catholic Charismatic
Renewal Mass at 7 p.m. on Sunday,
Sept. 16 at the church. The rosary will
be recited at 6:30 p.m.
The worship committee will meet at 7
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17 in the rectory.
The social concerns committee will
meet at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17 in
the rectory.
The buildings and grounds commit-
tee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 24 in the rectory.
Parishioners are currently selling the
harvest edition of their Pot of Gold
Match the Daily Number raffle tickets.
For just $10 per ticket, you will have a
chance towin$75dailyand$100onFri-
days throughout October.
There will also be $250 prizes on Oct.
1 and 10 and $1,000 on Halloween.
The winning number is based on the
evening daily number of the Pennsylva-
nia Lottery. Topurchase a ticket, call the
rectory at 457-3412, and it will be
mailed to you.
Daily Masses: 8 a.m. (Wednesday at 7
p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena: Wednes-
day following the 7 p.m. Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday at 4
p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45 p.m.;
anytime upon request by calling 457-
3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
Second Presbyterian
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
654-1411
Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School Kick-Off Breakfast in Fellow-
ship Hall; Worship to follow
Monday, Sep. 10, 6:30 p.m., Session
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7p.m., AAMeeting
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:30p.m., Choir
Rehearsal
Saturday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m., Fellowship
Breakfast at Leggios Restaurant
Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School
11:00 AM - Worship
Trinity Episcopal Church
Spring Street and Montgomery Ave-
nue, West Pittston
Parish Mission: To live and build ho-
ly community.
All welcome: Worldwide Anglican
Communion
We believe in one holy, Catholic
apostolic church.
Web of information and links at
www.trinityepiscopalchurchwestpitt-
ston.org and www.diobeth.org.
Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11a.m. every
Sunday.
Food Pantry: September items need-
ed are pastas and sauces. Gerritys gift
cards, cash donations and other non-
perishable foods also accepted.
Prayernetwork. Open To Public. Dai-
ly prayer for those with needs request-
ing prayerful support. Start Prayernet-
work at parish office 654-3261.
Youth Program: 10:45 a.m. every
Sunday. Weekday special events and
service projects as announced.
Faith Forum for Adults: Enrichment
for adults seeking spiritual renewal and
opportunities for ministry and volun-
teerism.
Parish Life Events Team: Bi-monthly
first Sundays.
Parish Council: Every second Sun-
day.
Women of Trinity: Every third Sun-
day.
WOT Ministry Invitation. The Wom-
en of Trinity have undertaken a ministry
to help support Good Shepherd Episco-
pal Church of Scranton in their outreach
to the homeless of the region.
Each month after enjoying a home
cooked meal at Good Shepherd all who
have needs may shop for necessities
like clothing, shoes, and toiletries in a
store-like setting in the churchs refur-
bished basement of donated items.
The Woman of Trinity has supported
this ministry by delivering donations of
clothing, newundergarments and socks
and toiletries to the Scranton church.
WOTwill continue tocollect trial size
andhotel toiletries andinvites the parish
community to join with themin helping
the less fortunate.
Donations of trial size and sample
size toiletries are welcome.
Party and Banquet Space. Newly ren-
ovated banquet room and kitchen.
All Day Rental $100. Reservations at
654-3261.
Music Together Classes: Fun and mu-
sic for infants and children through age
five accompanied by a parent or care-
giver.
Visit www.musictogether.com for in-
formation on Music Together. Next se-
mester starts Sept. 25.
For registration information call 654-
3261.
FREE Chicken BBQ- to commem-
orate the first anniversary of the flood
and celebrate the resiliency of our West
Pittston neighbors, Trinity will host a
FREE chicken BBQ for our West Pitt-
ston neighbors affected by the flood on
September 9 from12:30 until 2 p.m.
Reservations please at 570-654-3261
or trinityepiscopalwestpittston@hot-
mail.com.
Special celebration of Mass that day
at 11 a.m. All are welcome.
United Methodist Church
Corner of Broad & Church Sts.
Pittston
Rev. Susan Hardman-Zimmerman
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.
Childrens Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday each
month
Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at 7 p.m.
unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women: 2nd Mon-
day.
Hoagie Sale will be on Tuesday, Sept.
18. Choices are ham, salami and cheese
or turkeyandcheese withor without on-
ion. Price of hoagies are $4. Orders
must be in by Sunday, Sept. 16. To place
an order or for additional information
call 654-3936 or 693-1572.
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, there will be
an Ad. Council meeting at 7 p.m. All
church members are welcome.
Family Style Roast Chicken Dinner
will be from4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday,
Oct. 27. Tickets are $9 for adults, $4.50
for children under 10. Dinner includes
1/2 roast chicken, family style, mashed
potatoes, gravy, green beans, pepper
hash, cranberry sauce, dessert and bev-
erage. For tickets call 603-1915 or 332-
9156 leave a message if no answer. Ad-
vanced tickets are recommended as on-
ly be a limited number of tickets will be
available at the door. There will alsobe a
bake sale.
FAITH
Continued from page 5B
The members and friends of
the Falls Senior Center spon-
sored by the Area Agency on
Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming
counties recently enjoyed a Ha-
waiian Day celebration.
Pictured are, first row from
left, Twila Watkins, Eleanor Re-
zykowski, Donna Holeman,
Norma Talbot, Marie Dowse,
Pattie Gregorio. Second row,
Jeanette Martin, Stanley Kaiser,
Tom Rogers, Pat Smith, Jean
Franko, Flo Keyes, Elaine Pen-
dleton, Gloria Singen, Norie
MacDonald, Neil MacDonald.
Third row, Eugene Smith, Nancy
Fitch, Dee Geannhan, John
Headley, Norene Faux and Don
Faux.
The center invites anyone 60
or over to the following activ-
ities:
Mon. Sept.10, 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Annual Picnic at Pavillion #
3 in Frances Slocum State Park.
RSVPto Twila at 388-2623 by11
a.m. the day before.
Wed. Sept 12, Walking at
9:30 a.m. Also, Keith Simonson
RN, BSN, fromthe state Depart-
ment of Health will give a pre-
sentation on flu prevention at
11:30 a.m.
Thurs. Sept 13, Health Fair
open to the community from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Vision screening, blood glu-
cose, blood pressure, stress
screening and flu shot clinic as
well as other Health Information
available.
No age requirement. Free
drawing for gift basket.
Anyone wishing to join us
for a hot meal at noon for a sug-
gested donation of $2 should
RSVP to Twila at 388-2623 by
12:30 p.m. the day before.
Active Aging Day
The Area Agency on Aging of
Luzerne/Wyoming Counties
will be hosting Active Aging
Day on Public Square in
Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Sept.
13, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The day will be packed with
special events.
There will be an Early Bingo
at the Charles T. Adams Center
on Market Street from 9 to 10
a.m.
The other events will be on the
Square in conjunction with the
Farmers Market.
The various departments of
the agency will be providing in-
formation and handouts. Door
prizes will be awarded.
Anita Lopresto will be having
a Zumba Gold demonstration
with several members of the area
senior centers. Also, Tom and
Sandy Gay will perform a
Swing Dance.
Members of the Pittston Se-
nior Center will be doingthe Pol-
ka. Special musical entertain-
ment will be by Stankey and the
Coal Miners.
This is a great time for seniors
to redeem any Farmers Market
Vouchers they may have remain-
ing.
Also, the Wilkes-Barre City
Health Department will be ad-
ministering Flu Shots on that
day.
Seniors may pre-arrange to or-
der a bag lunch to enjoy on the
square by contacting their local
senior center prior to the event,
or by directly calling the Charles
T. Adams Center at 825-3484.
The various senior centers will
be providing specific informa-
tion for the center in your area.
Plan on joining us for a great day
of information, freebies, prizes,
music, food and fun.
Questions may be directed to
your local senior center, or by
calling the Area Agency on Ag-
ing of Luzerne/Wyoming Coun-
ties at 822-1158.
Cosmopolitan Seniors
Cosmopolitan Seniors Travel
coordinator Johanna is accepting
reservations for a trip to Mount
Airy Casino on Wednesday Sep-
tember 12.
There will be pickups in Exe-
ter and Pittston. You do not have
to be a member to come on these
trips. Details can be obtained
from Johanna at 655-2720.
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