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WILKES-BARRE, PA
A mom
battles
unseen
adversary
Chronic fatigue syndrome, an
often misunderstood illness,
hits woman, her two children.
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
HARVEYS LAKE -- Pam Kidd
was once a hard-working woman
with concrete goals, ready to en-
ter into married life. She was vi-
brant, full of life, and always on
the go – until it was all suddenly
ripped away from her.
She did marry and had chil-
dren, Sarah and Kyle, and she
watched the same thing happen
to two young adults ready to em-
bark on the journey of their own
lives.
Pam, Sarah and Kyle all lost
their former selves to chronic fa-
tigue syndrome, a disease that
Kidd said is widely misunder-
stood, misjudged and something
that even doctors know very little
about.
In 1987, CFS hit Kidd after a
bout of mononucleosis. The
problem was that she didn’t
know what it was, and neither did
any of the doctors she went to
see. In fact, it took 20 years until
she was officially diagnosed by a
doctor in Rochester, N.Y.
“They would say it was in my
head, that I was depressed, it was
my hormones,” the Harveys Lake
woman said. “I knew that wasn’t
it, because I knew what I was like
before and what I had become. I
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Group states anti-frack water case
Scott Can- Hanover Township residents growing number The sanitary authority is con-
non of the of gas wells in the ducting a feasibility study on
Gas Drill- attend anti-drilling group’s
Northeastern constructing a plant to treat the
ing Aware- presentation on waste water. Pennsylvania. water mixed with chemicals
ness Coali- Approximately used in the hydraulic fracturing
tion re- 75 people turned process to extract natural gas
views By JERRY LYNOTT out for a presenta- from the Marcellus Shale forma-
some of jlynott@timesleader.com tion by the Gas tion. Most of the water would be
the toxic
HANOVER TWP. – The group Drilling Awareness Coalition on shipped back to be reused for
chemicals
opposed to natural gas drilling in how to stop the plant proposed drilling and approximately 20
present in
hydraulic
Luzerne County took its fight to be built on the grounds of the percent would be cleaned to
Sunday night to the people who Wyoming Valley Sanitary Au- meet drinking water standards,
fracturing
water. live near a proposed treatment thority along the Susquehanna
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER plant of waste water from the River. See FRACKING, Page 14A
PAY I N G U N C L E S A M
Area church celebrates Palm Sunday with symbolic procession
Rich feel
less of
a tax bite
Taxes on super rich way down. 45%
of households pay no tax to feds.
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — As millions of pro-
crastinators scramble to meet today’s
tax filing deadline at midnight, ponder
this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes
than they did a couple of decades ago,
and nearly half of U.S. households pay
no income taxes at all.
The Internal Reve-
nue Service tracks the How can
AMANDA HRYCYNA/FOR THE TIMES LEADER tax returns with the
Ariana Saxe and Ruth Ann Sweeney help Cheyenne Zyskowski of Laurel Run onto a miniature horse named Precious 400 highest adjusted people who
Faith on Sunday for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ‘Walk of Faith,’ which marked the beginning of Holy Week. gross incomes each make so
Taking path of faith
year. The average in-
come on those re- much pay
turns in 2007, the lat- so little in
est year for IRS data,
was nearly $345 mil-
taxes?
lion. Their average
federal income tax
Kuritz of Good Shepherd.
By SARA POKORNY rate was 17 percent, down from 26 per-
spokorny@timesleader.com “As the Scriptures say for this Sunday, cent in 1992.
WILKES-BARRE -- Palm Sunday while following a miniature horse that as Jesus triumphantly entered the city Over the same period, the average
marks the beginning of Holy Week for represented the donkey Jesus rode. and people praised him and announced federal income tax rate for all taxpayers
Christians and celebrates Jesus’ tri- The group traveled down Main Street, his coming, we felt it would be a good declined to 9.3 percent from 9.9 per-
umphant entry into Jerusalem. around part of Public Square and return- opportunity to take our faith outside of cent.
The people of Good Shepherd Luth- ed to the church via Washington Street. our building. The top income tax rate is 35 percent,
eran Church in Wilkes-Barre took a They wanted to make themselves “It’s a good message for all people that so how can people who make so much
journey themselves during their annual visible to the public. our Christian faith is not a private faith, pay so little in taxes? The nation’s tax
Palm Sunday Procession. “It’s easy as a Christian to be priv- but one that is engaged in the communi- laws are packed with breaks for people
The procession consisted of church atized with our faith and stay within the at every income level. There are breaks
members carrying palms and singing walls of our church,” said the Rev. Peter See PROCESSION, Page 14A
See TAXES, Page 14A
5
THINGS was 11 more than the second-best team. But unless they can
find a way to win four out of their next five, they’ll be
watching the rest of the playoffs from home. The Pens,
>> MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER: One of mu-
sic’s true superstars makes an area appearance this week
at the Mohegan Sun Arena. No, not Men Without Hats. One
YOU NEED down 0-2, go on the road for Game 3 in Norfolk.
Action starts at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and can be
Reginald Kenneth Dwight will be taking the stage on Friday
night at 8. You may know him better as Sir Elton
TO KNOW heard locally on 102.3 FM.
>> HOME IMPROVEMENT: It started
John. From “Your Song,” to “Philadelphia Free-
dom,” to “Empty Garden,” to … . Well, with a 40-
plus-year career under his diamond-encrusted
THIS WEEK out on April 22, 1970, as an event meant to
raise awareness and inspire people to take
care of the environment. Now, 41 years later,
belt, he’s got too many classic hits to mention.
>> SO IT SHALL BE WRITTEN: For a
Earth Day has become an international event, whole generation, watching “The Ten Command-
>> DEATH AND …: It’s the most wonderful time of the with celebrations planned in more than 175 ments” on Holy Saturday is as much an Easter
year … For Uncle Sam, that is. It’s time to pay up today in countries. And for that, you can thank Sen. tradition as eggs, candy and fake plastic straw.
that annual pocket-emptying ritual known as Tax Day. Or, as Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin, who was a The 1956 Cecil B. DeMille extravaganza about
it’s known in some circles: (Unprintable words) Day. Make prime force behind the first Earth the life of Moses had awesome special effects
sure you have your 1040, 1099, WD-40 and C3P0 forms all Day. You don’t have to go so far for its day. The parting of the Red Sea alone
in order and remember to smile as you file by midnight as hugging a tree to celebrate, is well worth the price of admission.
tonight. but maybe you can do your Which is free, of course, since it’s on
part by picking up some WNEP-16 Saturday starting at 7 p.m.
>> ENDANGERED BIRDS?: The Wilkes-Barre/Scran- litter in your travels.
ton Penguins won 58 games in the regular season. That
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State bill would outlaw DETAILS

events like pigeon shoots LOTTERY
MIDDAY DRAWING
Senate committee approves dog-fighting or cockfighting,”
DAILY NUMBER – 8-9-5
she said. “It’s a horrifying prac-
measure to make target shoots BIG 4 – 6-5-3-0
tice.”
with live animals illegal. If the bill becomes law, Pres- QUINTO - 0-5-2-6-8
cott said she expects Pennsylva- TREASURE HUNT
nia pigeon shoots to become ob- 03-04-09-23-27
The Associated Press solete, because they take place in
LANCASTER — Animal wel- the open. Unlike cockfighting, for
NIGHTLY DRAWING
fare advocates are celebrating a example, pigeon shoots can’t oc- DAILY NUMBER - 0-1-3
state Senate committee vote on a cur behind closed doors, she said. BIG 4 - 5-6-5-2
AP PHOTO measure that would outlaw pi- A 1999 Pennsylvania Supreme QUINTO - 8-9-7-5-5
In this image from 20th Century Fox, from left, Raphael, voiced by George Lopez, Blu, voiced by geon shoots and other target Court decision ruled that cruelty CASH 5
Jesse Eisenberg, and Jewel, voiced by Anne Hathaway, are shown in a scene from "Rio." shoots with live animals, which officers could bring charges 21-27-29-35-38
they say is the first such vote on against pigeon-shoot participa-

‘Rio’ arrives at top of box office

The slasher comedy "Scream
4" opened at No. 2 with just
$19.3 million.
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
LOS ANGELES — Movie
fans are going to "Rio" in big
numbers, but they’re not quite
screaming over the latest in-
stallment of a horror-comedy
franchise.
The 20th Century Fox ani-
mated family flick "Rio," featur-
ing the voices of Anne Hatha-
way and Jesse Eisenberg, led
the weekend box office with a
healthy $40 million debut, ac-
cording to studio estimates
Sunday.
It was the best debut so far
this year, topping another ani-
mated comedy, "Rango," by
about $2 million.
The slasher comedy "Scream
4," released by the Weinstein
Co. banner Dimension Films,
opened at No. 2 with just $19.3
million. That’s a fraction of the
business for the previous two
sequels, which both debuted at
POLICE BLOTTER
BLACK CREEK TWP. –
Leonard William Jurewicz Jr.
was charged Friday with steal-
ing two handguns from his
father’s residence on Gross
Road, state police at Hazleton
said.
The son admitted taking the
guns and was charged with theft car’s Pennsylvania license plate
and receiving stolen property,
state police said. Jurewicz is
held in the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility on un-
related charges and will be ar-
raigned today.
John ‘Jacko’ Yosh
April 16, 2011
John J.
“Jacko” Yosh, brother, James “Shoes” Yosh.
83, of Kingston,
died Saturday, Mary “Nanny” Antall, Plains Town-
April 16, 2011, at
Hospice Com-
munity Care, In-
patient Unit,
Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Larksville, on
June 2, 1927, a son of the late Ste-
phen “Skeets” and Mary Wright
Yosh.
John was a graduate of Larksville
High School, class of 1945.
He was employed as a survey
technician for the Department of
Environmental Resources of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania un-
til his retirement in 1987.
John was a member of St. Ignati-
us of Loyola Church, Kingston.
Barry Spaide
April 16, 2011
B arry L. Spaide, 58, of Slocum
Road, Wapwallopen, died Satur-
day, April 16, 2011, at home.
Born on January 13, 1953, in Nan-
ticoke, he was a son of Helen Eck-
rote Spaide, and the late William O.
Spaide Sr.
He was a graduate of Crestwood
High School.
Mr. Spaide was employed as a
shipping and receiving clerk for Bri-
the issue in almost a dozen years. nts, which led to the end of the
The Senate Judiciary Commit- Hegins Labor Day Pigeon Shoot •No player matched all five
tee voted 11-3 in favor of the mea- in Schuylkill County, Prescott winning numbers drawn in
sure, which prohibits "use of live said. Sunday’s “Pennsylvania
animals or fowl for targets at trap “But that was not enough to Cash 5” game so the jackpot
more than $30 million more courtroom tale of a woman ac- shoot or block shoot" gatherings. shut them (all) down,” she said. will be worth $1,000,000.
than a decade ago. cused of aiding Lincoln assas- Anyone who organizes, operates Pigeon shoots still took place at Lottery officials said 138
players matched four num-
Business finally climbed for sin John Wilkes Booth. or conducts such an activity private clubs in Berks, Dauphin
Hollywood, which has been in a "Rio" opened well above Fox would be guilty of a summary of- and Bucks counties. bers and won $295 each;
prolonged slide. Revenues rose studio expectations. A tale of fense under the state’s animal “Pennsylvania is the only state 5,302 players matched
for only the second time since romance and smuggling involv- cruelty statute. The measure where live pigeon shoots are three numbers and won $13
last November, coming in at ing rare birds, "Rio" opened now heads to the full Senate. openly staged,” Prescott said. each; and 67,672 players
$134 million, up 12 percent overseas a week earlier and has "I’m elated," said Heidi Pres- The National Rifle Associ- matched two numbers and
compared to the same weekend climbed to a $168 million total cott, senior vice president of cam- ation’s Institute for Legislative won $1 each.
last year, when "Kick-Ass" led worldwide. paigns for the Humane Society of Action released a statement after •None of the tickets sold
with $19.8 million. "It’s working in every country the United States, which says it’s the vote calling bird shooting a for the Powerball game
"I’m going to be so bold as to on the planet," said Fox distri- the first time such a bill has been "historic and legitimate activity Saturday evening matched
say this may be the beginning of bution executive Bert Living- voted on in the commonwealth in steeped in tradition with many all six numbers drawn, which
the turnaround," said Paul Der- ston. "It’s G-rated, which means 11 years. She said she isn’t sure participants throughout the com- were:
garabedian, box-office analyst it’s for everybody." why such measures have stalled monwealth and around the 21-33-44-45-55
for Hollywood.com. "Summer’s With many children out of for so long, given how much op- world." Powerball: 7
almost here and it’s the most school over the next week lead- position there is to pigeon shoot- Several state senators said they Power Play: 5
important movie-going season. ing into Easter, "Rio" has solid ing among the general public. will be studying the measure and Players matching all five
It couldn’t be coming at a better playing time ahead of it, Living- “They see it as cruelty, like talking to constituents. numbers and the Powerball
time." ston said. would have won or shared
After two weekends in the Receipts for "Scream 4" came the $43 million jackpot. The
prize goes to an estimated
No. 1 spot, Russell Brand’s East-
er bunny tale "Hop" slipped to
in a bit under industry expecta-
tions and well below the $30- LEGISLATIVE BRIEF applications within 10 days of
receipt. $56 million for Wednesday.
third-place with $11.2 million. million-plus openings for The also directs DEP to con- Tickets that match the
Released by Universal, "Hop" "Scream 2" and "Scream 3." HARRISBURG – State Rep. vene a meeting among the well first five numbers, but miss
raised its total to $82.6 million. "Scream 4" reunites the stars
Karen Boback announced her operator, the department and the Powerball, win
The weekend’s other new of the original three movies —
plan to reintroduce legislation the public water supply operator $200,000 each, and there
wider release, director Robert Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox that would increase the required within 25 days to review the were three of those. They
Redford’s Lincoln-assassination and David Arquette — and adds
distance between natural gas application, and publish a notice were sold in: Illinois (1), Mi-
drama "The Conspirator," pre- new young cast members in- wells and waterways, and re- about the permit in the PA bul- chigan (1) and Missouri (1).
miered at No. 9 with $3.9 mil- cluding Emma Roberts, Hay- quire well operators to notify letin. There were two Power
lion. The movie stars Robin den Panettiere and Rory Cul-landowners within a certain Finally, the legislation would Play Match 5 winners in
Wright and James McAvoy in a kin. proximity of proposed gas wells. place limits on the proximity of Colorado (1) and Indiana (1).
Boback’s legislation would proposed wells to waterways. It
require that any drilling permit specifies that no well site that
OBITUARIES
WILKES-BARRE – City
police reported the following:
nut Street on Wednesday.
• A man wanted on a war-
application contain the names of uses hydraulic fracking or hori-
all surface landowners with zontal drilling may be drilled
• Raymond Simon said Sun- rant from Lackawanna County water supplies within 5,500 feet within 3,000 feet of or under Barnard, Mary Alice
day morning that his apartment was taken into custody Sat- of a proposed well. It would also any drinking water reservoir, Bencho, Frances
on West Chestnut was broken urday morning after a traffic require permit applications to community water system, or Colarusso, Patrick
into and an interior door was stop in the area of North include: the zone of influence of lake that is located within the Denisco, Antoinette
damaged. Pennsylvania Avenue and groundwater, an analysis of the boundaries of a borough or
• Patricia Thomas of Horton North Street. Timothy White, travel time of a release to the second-class township.
Hake, Rachel
Street said Sunday morning that 30, West Mary Street, Old nearest waterway, and the in- The distance between a gas Jenkins, Benjamin Jr.
her dark blue, 2000 Chevrolet Forge, also had drug par- clusion of an emergency con- well and the nearest building or Krumsky, Harriet
Cavalier coupe was stolen. The aphernalia in his possession, tingency plan. waterway is also increased to Lapsansky,
police said. White was com- The legislation enumerates 1,000 feet. Josephine
was GTB-7072. mitted to the Luzerne County certain stipulations for the DEP Muckin, Anne
• Daniel Wunner, 30, of South Correctional Facility on the as well. The department would
O’Malley, Shirley
Memorial Highway, Trucksville, warrant and will be charged
will be charged with harassment with possession of drug par-
be required to notify all public
drinking water operators within LOCAL BRIEFS Schwartz, Bearl
for allegedly grabbing Christina aphernalia, police said. the watershed of drilling permit Spaide, Barry
Levandosky during an argument DALLAS – The Dallas Eastern Wazeter, Leon
at her apartment on West Chest- Star Building Association will Yosh, John
hold an inside and outside craft
Bearl Schwartz and flea market May 7, from 9 Page 2A, 8A
April 16, 2011 a.m. to 3 p.m.
During the craft and flea mar-
WHO TO CONTACT
ket the association will be serving
B
earl Schwartz, of Naples, Fla., Asher and Sam.
died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in
Avow Hospice, Naples.
He is survived by his loving wife, lunch, and will be selling its Missed Paper ........................829-5000
He was preceded in death by his Bernice, Naples Fla.; daughters, “famous” Welsh cookies. For Obituaries ..............................829-7224
Born in Plains Township, he was Deborah Marcus and her husband, Advertising...............................829-7101
vendor information, call Dianne
John is survived by his sisters, a son of the late Jacob and Katie Dan, Amherst, Wis.; Karen Mousa, Classified Ads.........................829-7130
Rashewsky Schwartz and was a Owings Mills, Md.; four grandchil- Corby at 570-675-4893. Newsroom ..............................829-7242
ship, and Anna “Gerry” Lipski, graduate of Plains Township High dren; one great-grandson; as well as
Vice President/Executive Editor
Kingston; brothers, Stephen “Skip- School. nieces and nephews. HUGHESTOWN – The hose
Mr. Schwartz served in the U.S. Joe Butkiewicz ...............................970-7249
per” Yosh Jr., Cohassett, Mass., Wil- Graveside funeral service company’s annual Good Friday
liam “Bill” Yosh, Saugerties, N.Y.; as Army during World War II, and will be held at 1:30 p.m. today Asst. Managing Editor
Fish Fry will be held on Friday at
well as numerous nieces, nephews, owned and operated The Glen Mar- in Ohav Zedek Cemetery, Hanover Anne Woelfel...................................970-7232
ket, Moosic, with his brothers. Township. the fire station banquet hall.
great-nieces, great-nephews, great- Editorial Page Editor
great-nieces, great-great-nephews, Bearl was a member of Congrega- Memorial contributions, if desir- Dinner begins at 4:30 p.m. and Mark Jones .....................................970-7305
and several cousins. tion Ohav Zedek, the Jewish Com- ed, may be made to Avow Hospice, the last seating will be at 8:30
Features Editor
Funeral services will be held at munity Center and other civic and or charity of donor’s choice. p.m.
Sandra Snyder................................970-7383
9 a.m. on Tuesday from the Andrew religious organizations. Condolences may be sent by vis- The annual dinner features
He was preceded in death by his iting his obituary at www.rosen-
Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., fish, fried in the hose company’s
Larksville. A Mass of Christian Buri- brothers, Irving “Ozzie,” Aaron, bergfuneralchapel.com.
secret beer batter recipe, with BUILDING
al is at 9:30 in St. Ignatius of Loyola
Church, Kingston. Interment will hand-cut French fries, homemade TRUST
follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, coleslaw and a dinner roll. Fresh-
Dallas. Family and friends may call ly made pizza will also be avail-
The Times Leader strives to
from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to
9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Frances Bencho able. Pizza will also be available
by the tray for take out only.
correct errors, clarify stories
and update them promptly.
April 17, 2011 There will also be a gift basket Corrections will appear in this
raffle, Holland Lopps Rabbit spot. If you have information
F rances Bencho, our beloved
mother and friend, 81, of Ply-
mouth, passed into eternal rest,
lan, Berwick, Pa.; and Kimberly De-
Muzzio and her husband, Charles,
Raffle, and a guest appearance by
the Easter Bunny.
to help us correct an inaccu-
racy or cover an issue more
Larksville; grandchildren, Thomas
Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Hos-
pice Community Care Inpatient
Molecavage Jr. and his wife, Juli, Tickets are $8 for adults and
children. Children under 8 are
thoroughly, call the newsroom
at 829-7242.
Kingston; John Bencho Jr., Nanti-
Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes- coke; Aaron Bencho, Exeter; Nicole free.
Barre. Bencho, Wyoming; Christina and
Born June 1, 1929, she was a John Stahley, Hunlock Creek; and
former Susan Olzinski; brother, Wil-
liam O. Spaide Jr., Nanticoke; sis-
daughter of the late Ignatz, and
Catherine Stanavage Laukaitus.
Evan DeMuzzio, Larksville; great-
grandchildren, Isabella Molecavage
WILKES-BARRE TWP. – The
Republican Party will be selling
ters, Wilma Baratta, Slocum; Mar- Frances resided in Plymouth and Ryder Bencho; brother Albert barbecue chicken dinners noon to
tha Feisel and her husband, Paul, most of her life, and she was a gradu-
Laukaitus, Spain; as well as numer- 4 p.m. May 1, at the fire hall.
Slocum; and Ann Payne and her ate of Plymouth High School.
She was employed at Gent J. ous nieces and nephews; and her Tickets will be available from all
+(ISSN No. 0896-4084)
husband, Donald, Houston, Texas; a loyal companion and pet dog, Oreo. USPS 499-710
niece, and nine nephews. Manufacturing, Plymouth. Frances members and at the door. Event
Frances will be sadly missed by
Funeral services will be held at was a member of S.S. Peter & Paul
all who knew her. She loved to gar- is dine in or takeout. Issue No. 2011-108
10 a.m. Wednesday at the Stanley S. Ukrainian Catholic Church, Ply-
mouth. den, shop, and spend time with her Mayor Carol Kuren would like Advertising
829-7293
Newsroom
829-7242
Stegura Funeral Home Inc., 614 S. children and grandchildren. Her any resident or past resident
She was preceded in death by her kpelleschi@timesleader.com jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com

don American Corp., Hanover In-
dustrial Park.
He was a member of Faith United
Methodist Church, Slocum Town-
ship.
In addition to his father, Mr.
Spaide was preceded in death by his
brother-in-law Jerry Baratta and
niece Sara Rose Feisel.
Surviving, in addition to his
mother, are his wife of 31 years, the
More Obituaries, Page 8A
Hanover St, Nanticoke with the Rev.
Scott Ryan, Pastor of Faith United
Methodist Church, officiating. In-
terment will be in Slocum Cemete-
ry, Slocum Township. Friends may
call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The family requests that in lieu of
flowers, donations be made to the
Slocum Ambulance Association or
the Faith United Methodist Church
in Barry’s memory.
husband, Dimitri, who passed away
in 2001; brothers, Andrew Laukai-
tus, Anthony Malesky, Joseph Ma-
lesky, George Malesky, and Charles
Laukaitus; sisters, Aldona Laukai-
tus, Della Callahan, Anna Janovitch,
Eleanor Wanyo, and Margaret Lu-
kas.
Surviving are her loving children,
Rebecca Molecavage and her hus-
band, Thomas, Luzerne; James
Bencho, Wyoming; John Bencho,
Nanticoke; David Bencho, Ply-
mouth; Susan Stahley and her hus-
band, John, Hunlock Creek; Lisa Al-
smile, laugh and wit will live in our
hearts forever.
Funeral will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday from the S.J. Grontkow-
ski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St.,
Plymouth, followed by funeral ser-
vice at 11:30 a.m. in S.S. Peter &
Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church,
Plymouth. Interment will be in the
Parish Cemetery, Plymouth Town-
ship. Family and friends may call
from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Parastas Service will be 6 p.m. Tues-
day evening with the Rev. Roman
Petryshak officiating.
looking to buy a memorial brick
to be displayed on a wall in the
municipal building to leave their
name with Maria at (570) 208-
4635 ext. 248.
One wall has already been
Wilkes-Barre, PA and additional mailing offices
filled and the township they
would like to start another wall,
but it needs to know if there is
enough interest to begin the
second wall. Bricks cost $35, $50,
and $100 for different sizes.
Circulation
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LOCAL
3 rise to top in Sem arts competition
I N B R I E F
WILKES-BARRE

JCC will hold Seder

Gala event awards students
with opportunity to attend
Performing Arts Institute.
By STEFFEN LIZZA
Times Leader Correspondent
FORTY FORT -- Six high
school students showcased their
talents during the Musical Thea-
ter Gala Sunday Night at Wyom-
ing Seminary Lower School.
The students were competing
for three available scholarships
to attend Sem’s Performing Arts
Institute in the summer. The
half dozen performers were se-
lected from a group of more than
20 students who auditioned for
the chance to perform in the
event.
Juliana Pillets of Dallas won
the first-place scholarship, while
Harold Roberts of New York
won second and Noah Sunday-
Lefkowitz of Shavertown won
third.
The winners of the scholar-
ships were determined by a pan-
el of three judges with extensive
musical backgrounds.
David Canary is an Emmy
Award winning actor who also
appeared in numerous Broad-
way productions. Jane Ridley is
a professor of theater at Penn
State University and Janet Jack-
son is a choreographer and own-
er of a dance studio.
The top performer will be
awarded a full scholarship to at-
tend the PAI program while sec-
ond and third places will be
granted a $1,000 and $500 schol-
arship respectively.
The gala, now in its fifth year,
T he Jewish Community Center
will hold its annual Seder on
the first night of Passover at 6
couldn’t have come at a more ap-
tonight at the JCC, 60 S. River St.
propriate time, when arts pro-
The ritual dinner is an inter-
grams across the country are
active meal filled with prayer,
risking budgetary cuts.
songs, stories
"To have programs like these
and symbols,
cut is an absurdity," said PAI
according to a
Musical Theater Director Bill
release from the
Roudebush, making the point
JCC.
that events like these can show
The Seder will
solidarity for the arts. "The only
be led by Rabbi
possible way to develop imagi-
Larry Kaplan of
nation is through the arts. This
Temple Israel.
program is important to our Kaplan
Passover, or
community."
Pesach, is the Jewish holiday that
Several PAI alumni also per-
celebrates the Israelites’ freedom
formed. While the judges delib-
from slavery in Egypt to the
erated, the audience was treated
Promised Land.
to a special performance by Car-
Many Jews celebrate with two
rie Manolakos, a singer/song- AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Seder dinners, one on the first
writer who appeared in the na- Keland Sarno and Kevin Hourigan take a final look over the the-
night and one on the second
tional tours of "Mamma Mia" ater program for the Performing Arts Institute Gala at the
Wyoming Seminary Lower School.
night.
and "Wicked."
Passover will be observed this
year for eight days from tonight
through April 26.
For reservations for the dinner,
contact Barbara Sugarman at
824-4646.

WILKES-BARRE

Earth Day at King’s

The Green Initiative at King’s
College will host an Earth Day
program on Monarch Court on
campus.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. Tuesday and features food,
music, prizes and educational
displays.
Attendees can participate in a
“Batteries for Brownies” recycling
drive and trade in dead batteries
for a free brownie. In addition, a
seed and plant exchange will be
conducted in which attendees can
bring, take, or trade seeds and
plants.
AIMEE DILGER /THE TIMES LEADER Members of the college’s Envi-
Sean Robbins runs regularly on the Back ronmental Club will tie-dye shirts
Mountain Trail in Shavertown. using iron oxide recovered from
local coal mines.

Trails project
A number of vendors will be
present including Friendly Com-
post, Delaware and Lehigh Na-
tional Heritage Corridor and the

proposals to
Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition.
The Mark Manta trio will provide
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER music, and the Hillside Farms ice
Brittany McNair of Hanover Township gets hit by a pitch during a wiffle ball tournament to benefit the Wilkes-Barre cream truck will be on site.
Peace and Justice Center’s Peace Camp for kids in Kirby Park on Sunday afternoon. The Green Initiative was

be revealed Wiffle ball gives peace (camp) a chance

formed to promote social respon-
sibility by fostering greater envi-
ronmental awareness and action
among the members of the King’s
community.
Aim is to connect existing trails to allow For more information, contact
By JOSEPH DOLINSKY ty issues, but also be active in them. INSIDE: Click photos from the event, Page Bridget Costello, assistant profes-
citizens to have better access to them. Times Leader Correspondent 1C. sor of sociology at 570 208-5900
“It’s nice for them to see that there are
WILKES-BARRE – A backyard game people around in the community that ext. 5745 or bridgetcostel-
By EILEEN GODIN was the focus of a big league benefit for care and that want to be involved,” he lo@kings.edu.
Times Leader Correspondent an area program for kids. said, as he twirled a plastic wiffle ball bat tournament. Lake-Lehman junior Kevin
WILKES-BARRE -- Many residents of Lu- Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre held a behind his back. Katchko called a few of the balls and PLYMOUTH TWP.
zerne County have developed a love affair --
with trails.
wiffle ball tournament on Sunday to ben-
efit the Wilkes-Barre Peace and Justice
He wasn’t the only one working hard
on Sunday.
strikes behind the plate.
Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre unites Street sweeping begins
The area’s existing trails are well used and Center’s Peace Camp for Kids. Antonia Diener of MMI Prep played a high school juniors with adult leaders in The Plymouth Township Road
cared for by residents and organizations, but The six-team, round robin style tour- key role in the set-up and organization of the area and introduces them to commu- Department will begin street
the relationship with nament will help children in grades kin- the event and was even able to snap nity needs, issues and resources. sweeping Monday on Poplar
I F YO U G O them is about to change dergarten through sixth grade. Despite some photos of the action while dealing The program stresses teambuilding, Street in the West Nanticoke
because of a proposed whipping winds, the game went off with- with the strong, swirling winds at Kirby communication skills, and encourages section and continue throughout
Luzerne County expansion project that out a hitch. Park. development of students’ own potential
Trails and Green-
the township in subsequent days.
would link trails Junior Leadership participant Anshu- Leah Majdic of Crestwood, Ryan and leadership skills. Residents are asked to cooperate
ways expansion
project, 7 to 9 p.m. throughout the Wyom- man Sethi, a junior at Scranton Prep, Twardzik of MMI Prep, and Arisa Greda Two Meyers teams squared off in the by moving their vehicles to anoth-
Tuesday in the ing Valley. thinks it’s extremely important for young of Holy Redeemer were also involved in finals with Meyers No. 1, Beware of the er area during this time.
ballroom of the Two master plan pro- people to not only be aware of communi- the preparation and supervision of the Pride Hood, winning the trophy.
Henry Student posals, called the Lu- TROY, BRADFORD COUNTY
Center on Wilkes zerne County Trails and
Shale expo session set
Wilkes-Barre porch fire is under investigation
University’s cam- Greenways Expansion
pus, 84 W. South
St. Parking is Project, will be revealed
The 2011 Northern Tier Marcel-
available behind 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in
lus Shale Business to Business
the building. For the ballroom of the Hen-
Expo is being held June 25 at
more information ry Student Center in Apartment has been nuisance rental units.
Alparon Park in Troy.
call 823-2191 ext. Wilkes-Barre. There were arrests in the
140. vacant since community Reservations are being taken for
Event coordinator apartment and it was de-
Master plans are action team closed it. booth spaces, sponsorships and
available for view-
Carol Hussa said the clared unlivable due to un-
advertising.
ing at www.wenvi- goal of the event is to get sanitary conditions.
With major sponsors such as
ro.com/Wilkes- information out to the The ordinance allows the
Talisman, this event will provide
Barre.html and public on what current By JERRY LYNOTT city to close the apartment
www.wenvir.com/ jlynott@timesleader.com businesses and entrepreneurs
trails exist and plans to for up to six months. In or-
Kingston.html. with the opportunity to network
link them to provide bet- WILKES-BARRE – A fire der for it to reopen, it must
among some of the natural gas
ter access to communi- Saturday night on the back pass inspections by the city’s
industry’s contacts and support-
ties. porch of an apartment shut health and code depart-
ing industries.
“The goal is to celebrate what we have, down by the city last month ments.
For more information, visit
what we are planning and how to get in- is under investigation. The ground-floor and sec-
www.ntmarcellusexpo.com.
volved,” Hussa, coordinator of the Wilkes- Firefighters knocked ond-floor units were occu-
Barre YMCA’s ACHIEVE project, said. down the flames quickly on pied. SCRANTON
By using old inactive railroad beds and the back porch of a third- The property is owned by
some passages along streets, the proposals
would allow pedestrians and bicyclists to
floor apartment at 13 E.
Chestnut St., said Assistant
Repacom LLC of Bergen-
field, N.J.
Rights conference set
weave their way through Kingston and it’s Chief Ed Snarski. Rebecca Seman, a tenant The University of Scranton is
neighboring municipalities as well as Wilkes- A fire inspector will be on the second floor, said she holding a Justice Watch “Know
Barre, Plains Township and Wilkes-Barre asked to find the cause of the saw flames coming from the your Rights” Conference from 1 to
Township. fire that was reported rear of the building. 5:30 p.m. Saturday, in the De-
“About 100 miles of trail are already devel- around 7:30 p.m. She said she was reluctant Naples Center.
oped,” Hussa said. “Plans are to connect them The apartment has been to return to her apartment The keynote speaker will be
all.” vacant since the city’s com- after the fire and would stay BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER attorney Lisette McCormick,
Design consultant, George White of Kemp- munity action team closed it with her parents. Wilkes-Barre firefighters quickly put out a fire on the executive director of the Inter-
on March 30 under the “I don’t feel safe,” said Se- back porch of an apartment building at 13 E. Chestnut branch Commission for Gender,
See TRAILS, Page 14A “three strikes” ordinance for man. St. on Saturday night. Racial and Ethnic Fairness.

PAGE 4A MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
Illinois not ready for Blagojevich re-trial
Last year’s corruption trial of
former governor ended with a
hung jury on 23 of 24 counts.
By DON BABWIN
Associated Press
CHICAGO — He was fired by
Donald Trump, sent his wife to
the jungle of Costa Rica to eat a
tarantula on a reality show and
sat there smiling as the likes of
David Letterman ridiculed him.
But to many Illinois residents,
Rod Blagojevich is more than a
punch line.
As Illinois braces for a rerun
of the ex-governor’s sensational
corruption trial that ended last
summer with a conviction on a
single charge, many here are
tired of the drama they say has
dragged down the state’s reputa-
tion. They feel anger, betrayal
and, in some cases, sympathy.
Some residents think Blago-
jevich hasn’t paid enough for
what U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitz-
gerald called a “political corrup-
tion crime spree” that would
“make Lincoln roll over in his
grave." Others, though, see him
as a victim being steamrolled by
prosecutors who, they say, aren’t
satisfied that he was found
guilty of only one charge — ly-
ing to the FBI.
Together, these mixed emo-
tions add up to a state that
doesn’t think all the jokes are so
funny.
“I know the good book says
forgive and you will be forgiven,
but I don’t see how the good
people of Illinois can forgive
what he’s done,” said Bob But-
ler, 83, who has been mayor of
the southern Illinois town of
Marion since 1963.
Scott McCoy certainly isn’t
ready to forgive. Years after Bla-
gojevich left office, the former of
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prison there, an effort that
would have killed 500 jobs and
devastated the community of
12,000 residents.
“Politicians — and I was one
of them — need to understand
that people will not put up with
this crap,” said McCoy, who
views Blagojevich’s plan to close
the prison as nothing more than
a way to punish local lawmakers
who’d supported a recall initia-
tive aimed at the former gover-
nor.
Last year’s trial ended with a
hung jury on 23 of 24 counts
against Blagojevich including
those involving allegations that
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the case will be phone calls se-
cretly recorded by the FBI in
which Blagojevich talks about
the chance to turn his appoint-
ment of Obama’s replacement
into a job for himself, maybe
even an ambassadorship in
some far-off exotic land, and
rails — often in profane lan-
guage — about Obama, the
newspaper columnists he wants
fired and ungrateful voters.
Blagojevich, who has main-
tained his innocence, did not
testify at his first trial and it’s
not known whether he will take
the stand during round two.
Unlike McCoy and Butler,
some Illinois residents don’t
want to see Blagojevich retried.
It’s prosecutors who have
abused power, not the ousted
governor, they say.
Cliff Kelley, a popular host on
a black-oriented Chicago radio
station, said his callers don’t like
the way federal prosecutors have
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said.
Ira Acree, a minister on Chi-
cago’s West Side, said he and
others believe that Blagojev-
ich, as powerful as he was, is
now being attacked by forces
even more powerful.
“You cannot ever win
against the United States of
America,” said Acree, who
was among a group of minis-
ters who visited Blagojevich
shortly after the then-gover-
nor’s arrest at his home in De-
cember 2008. “With their un-
limited budget? How can a
private citizen survive that?”
Besides, he said, prosecu-
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one count for which Blagojev-
ich was convicted carries a
maximum sentence of five
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“He’s paid a great penalty
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pension and he’s been interna-
tionally disgraced.”
But other Illinois residents
say that’s not enough.
“To stop now would be kind
of letting him off,” said Ursula
Wagner, a 30-year-old social
worker in Chicago.
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ants say the publicity sur-
rounding Blagojevich and the
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ceived could easily find its
way into the jury box.
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personally duped by him, yes.
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Japan nuke plant operator to control leaks

I N B R I E F

AP PHOTO
Painting honors free speech
New York City artist Scott LoBaido works
on his painting of military funeral pro-
testers Fred Phelps and daughter Shirley
on Sunday outside the Westboro Baptist
Church compound in Topeka, Kan. Lo-
Baido took a break from his 50 state tour
of painting American flags on rooftops in
each state to finish his painting.
On orders from the prime
minister, TEPCO details
long-term strategy.
By RAVI NESSMAN
and YURI KAGEYAMA
Associated Press
TOKYO — The operator of
Japan’s crippled nuclear plant
laid out a blueprint Sunday for
stopping radiation leaks and
stabilizing damaged reactors
within the next six to nine
months as a first step toward al-
lowing some of the tens of thou-
sands of evacuees to return to
the area.
While the government said
the timeframe was realistic,
those forced to flee their
homes, jobs and farms were
frustrated that their exile is not
going to end soon. And officials
acknowledge that unforeseen
complications, or even another
natural disaster, could set that
timetable back even further.
“Well, this year is lost,” said
Kenji Matsueda, 49, who is liv-
ing in an evacuation center in
Fukushima after being forced
from his home 12 miles from
the plant. On orders from
Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
TEPCO drew up the blueprint
and publicly explained its long-
term strategy — for the first
time since the disaster — for
containing the crisis that has
cast a cloud of fear over the
country.
“We sincerely apologize for
causing troubles,” TEPCO
Chairman Tsunehisa Katsuma-
In the first stage, the compa-
ny will focus on cooling the re-
actors and spent fuel pools and
reducing the level of leaking ra-
diation. It will also aim to de-
contaminate water that has be-
come radioactive, reduce the
amount of radiation released
into the atmosphere and soil,
and lower radiation levels in
the evacuation area, Katsumata
said.
In the next stage, TEPCO
aims to firmly control the re-
lease of radioactive materials,
AP PHOTO achieve a cold shutdown of the
Evacuees from the March 11 tsunami Shinya Yamaguchi with reactors and temporarily cover
his son Naohiro, 2 months old, near the city hall in Natori, the reactor buildings, possibly
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Sunday. with a form of industrial cloth.
Longer-term goals include re-
ta said. “We are doing our ut- Under the roadmap, TEPCO moving fuel from the spent fuel
most to prevent the crisis from will deal with the crisis in two pools and putting permanent
further worsening.” stages. covers over the buildings.

MULLAN, IDAHO

Rescue on for miner

R escuers worked Sunday to reach a
miner caught in an Idaho cave-in
more than a mile underground, and
anxiously awaited the arrival of a re-
mote-control digger that will allow
them to tunnel more quickly and safely
through unstable earth.
The roof of a tunnel at the northern
Idaho silver mine collapsed as two
brothers were working, trapping one of
the men but the other was able to
escape, according to officials and fam-
ily members.
Hecla Mining Co. released a state-
ment early Sunday saying teams were
working non-stop to reach 53-year-old
Larry Marek, a 30-year mining veteran.

ROME

Tunisians are blocked

A train carrying Tunisian immigrants
from Italy was halted at the French
border Sunday in an escalation of an
international dispute over the fate of
North African migrants fleeing political
unrest for refuge in Europe.
But France blamed what it said were
hundreds of activists on the train plan-
ning a demonstration in France, and
AP PHOTO
posing a problem to public order. Traf-
fic was re-established by evening — Emergency personnel work around a Lowes Home Improvement store after it was hit by a tornado Saturday in Sanford, N.C. Homes and businesses were badly
but not before Italy lodged a formal damaged Saturday by a severe storm system that whipped across North Carolina, bringing flash floods, hail and reports of tornadoes.

Storms deadly in several states

protest.
Italy called the move “illegitimate
and in clear violation of general Eu-
ropean principles” the Italian Foreign
Ministry said.

HAVANA

Fidel makes apologies

Fidel Castro apologized on Sunday
for not making it to a military parade
celebrating the 50th anniversary of his
victory over CIA-backed exiles at the
Bay of Pigs, then praised brother Raul’s
speech proposing major economic
changes and term limits for Cuba’s
leaders.
The 84-year-old revolutionary icon
said in an opinion piece that the speech
opening the Sixth Party Congress after
Saturday’s parade made him proud, a
key vote of confidence in the direction
his brother is taking the country.
Fidel said he didn’t feel physically up
to attending the military parade at
Revolution Plaza and begged forgive-
ness to those who were disappointed
System spawns dozens of tornadoes from
Oklahoma to Virginia bringing death toll to 45.
By TOM FOREMAN JR.
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — Rescue crews searched for survi-
vors in wind-blasted landscapes Sunday in North Car-
olina, the state hardest hit by a storm system that
spawned dozens of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Vir-
ginia and left dozens dead.
The spring storm, North Carolina’s deadliest in two
decades, spun off 62 tornadoes in that state alone Sat-
urday night. Eleven people were confirmed dead in ru-
ral Bertie County, county manager Zee Lamb said.
Another four were confirmed dead in Bladen Coun-
ty, bringing the state’s death toll to at least 21. Deaths
reported by officials in five other states brought the
U.S. toll to 45.
In the capital city of Raleigh, three family members
died in a mobile home park, said Wake County spo-
keswoman Sarah Williamson-Baker. At that trailer
park, residents lined up outside Sunday and asked po-
lice guarding the area when they might get back in.
Peggy Mosley, 54, who has lived in the park for 25
years, said she was prepared when the storm bore
down on the trailer park. She gathered small pillows
and other material and hunkered down in her small
bathroom.
"I went and got into my small bathroom and just sat
in there and cried and prayed until it was over," Mos-
ley said.
Farther up the street, Angelina McCaizie was also
among those hoping to get back to their homes. She
said she had been cooking when she saw the winds
and rain pick up. She grabbed her children, nephew
and brother and brought them into the kitchen, where
everyone ducked until the storm passed.
When the storm was over, McCaizie, her husband
and her brother went outside to check on neighbors.
She said she saw several people bleeding and others
with broken bones. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Sunday
that state emergency management officials told her
more than 20 were killed by the storms in North Car-
olina. The emergency management agency said it had
reports of 22 fatalities, and media outlets and govern-
ment agency tallies did not all match. The National
Weather Service said 23 died in the state, including
one in Johnston County, but an emergency manage-
ment chief there told The Associated Press nobody
died in that area.

Still no naps for air controllers Libyan gov’t forces shell

by his absence.

BEIJING

Church members detained

Nearly 50 members of an under-
ground Beijing church were detained
Sunday and its leaders were kept under
house arrest as part of a crackdown on
the unregistered congregation, a U.S.-
based rights group said.
Jin Tianming, pastor of the Shou-
wang church, was detained by Beijing
police Saturday night and released
Sunday morning, Bob Fu, president of
the China Aid Association, a Christian
rights group, said in an email.
Fu said 47 Shouwang members who
tried to worship in an open-air public
space on Sunday were detained and all
the church’s pastors and leaders were
under house arrest or in detention. In
an earlier statement, Fu said some
church members had lost their homes
or jobs amid an official campaign to
shut down the church.
While China’s Constitution guaran-
tees freedom of religion, Christians are
required to worship in churches run by
state-controlled organizations, the
Three-Self Patriotic Movement for
Protestants and the Chinese Patriotic
Catholic Association for Catholics.
New rules from FAA will
give controllers more time
to rest between shifts.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The gov-
ernment said air traffic con-
trollers would have more time
to rest between shifts under
new work rules announced
Sunday, while Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood made
clear he won’t tolerate sleep-
ing on duty despite studies
and expert recommendations
that suggest scheduled shut-
eye can help combat fatigue.
"On my watch, controllers
will not be paid to take naps.
We’re not going to allow that,"
LaHood said. "They are going
to be paid to do the job that
they’re trained to do, which in-
volves guiding planes in and
out of airports safely. But we
are not going to pay controllers
to be nap-
ping."
The Fed-
eral Aviation
Administra-
tion has ac-
knowledged
LaHood a wide-
spread prob-
lem with tired controllers. In
recent months there have been
five instances of controllers
dozing off while on duty. The
latest happened early Satur-
day on a late-night shift in Mia-
mi.
The new rules will give con-
trollers at least nine hours off
between shifts, compared with
eight now. Controllers won’t
be able to swap shifts to get a
long weekend unless there’s at
least nine hours off from the
end of one shift to the start of
the other. More managers will
be on duty during the early
morning hours and at night to
remind controllers that nod-
ding off is unacceptable.
"We’ve taken steps, as of this
morning, to begin changing
schedules for controllers, to
change schedules for manag-
ers, and to make sure that con-
trollers cannot switch in and
out of their schedules in order
for the convenience of them if
they are not well-rested," La-
Hood said on Fox News Sun-
day.
But LaHood said he would
not allow controllers to take
naps on the job, despite re-
search that indicates it might
prove beneficial. Other coun-
tries, such as Germany and Ja-
pan, provide sleeping rooms
for controllers on break at
night.
An upcoming study by the
FAA and National Air Traffic
Controllers Association is ex-
pected to recommend that
controllers take sleeping
breaks of as long as 2 1⁄2 hours
during midnight shifts.
eastern edge of rebel city
By BEN HUBBARD
Associated Press
AJDABIYA, Libya — Moam-
mar Gadhafi’s forces shelled the
eastern edge of Ajdabiya Sun-
day, bringing the fight to the
front-line rebel town that has
been the scene of fierce fighting
in recent weeks.
Loud booms rocked the city
throughout the morning, send-
ing a column of cars — some
with rebel fighters, others with
families — fleeing north
through a thick sandstorm to
more securely held rebel territo-
ry.
Rebel forces fired back with
rockets and no government
forces entered the city, said re-
bel fighter Awad Sathi.
In Syria, Gunmen opened fire
during a funeral for a slain anti-
government protester Sunday,
killing at least three people on a
day when tens of thousands of
people took to the streets na-
tionwide as part of an uprising
against the country’s authoritar-
ian regime, witnesses and activ-
ists said.
In Yemen, security forces
fired on anti-government pro-
testers in the capital Sunday as
hundreds of thousands of
marchers — including many
women — packed cities around
the country to denounce the
president and remarks he made
against women taking part in
rallies demanding his ouster.
The government strikes in Li-
bya highlight the rebels’ inabil-
ity to hold territory along the
desert road to the city’s east
where weeks of fighting has
seen neither side able to make
significant advances.
Rebels acknowledged the set-
back a day after claiming they
had reached the outskirts of the
oil town of Brega.
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Social network being heavily worked by office hopefuls in 2012 political campaign season

Presidential candidates like being electronic friends

By BETH FOUHY
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Republican
Tim Pawlenty disclosed his 2012
presidential aspirations on Face-
book. Rival Mitt Romney did it
with a tweet. President Barack
Obama kicked off his re-election
bid with a digital video emailed
to the 13 million online backers
who helped power his historic
campaign in 2008.
Welcome to The Social Net-
work, presidential campaign edi-
tion.
The candidates and conten-
ders have embraced the Internet
to far greater degrees than previ-
ous White House campaigns,
communicating directly with vot-
ers on platforms where they work
and play. If Obama’s online army
helped define the last campaign
and Howard Dean’s Internet fun-
draising revolutionized the Dem-
ocratic primary in 2004, next
year’s race will be the first to re-
flect the broad cultural migration
to the digital world.
"You have to take your message
to the places where people are
consuming content and spending
their time," said Romney’s online
director, Zac Moffatt. "We have to
recognize that people have choic-
es and you have to reach them
where they are, and on their
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at a tax day tea party
rally Saturday in Madison, Wis.
book, the giant social network
with 500 million active users; and
Twitter, the cacophonous conver-
sational site where news is made
and shared in tweets of 140 char-
acters or less.
All the campaigns have a ro-
bust Facebook presence, using
the site to post videos and mess-
ages and to host online discus-
sions. In the latest indication of
the site’s reach and influence,
Obama plans to visit Facebook
headquarters in California this
coming Wednesday for a live chat
AP PHOTO
Candidates have embraced
Twitter with an intensity that ri-
vals pop star Justin Bieber’s.
Twitter was the Republican hope-
fuls’ platform of choice last
Wednesday, moments after Oba-
ma gave a budget speech calling
for some tax increases and decry-
ing GOP proposals to cut Medi-
care.
"President Obama doesn’t get
it. The fear of higher taxes tomor-
row hurts job creation today,"
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
tweeted.
ing a link to a more detailed state- "You have Palin has viral immediately.
ment posted on Facebook. been criticized Gingrich has gotten ensnared
In the past, candidates would to take for treating it as in some online traps. His appar-
have pointed supporters to their your mess- a one-way form ent back-and-forth on whether
websites for such a response. of communica- the U.S. should intervene in the
Now, as Moffatt puts it, “the cam- age to the tion that allows conflict in Libya was discussed
paign site may be headquarters, places her to bypass widely and amplified online. He
but it needs digital embassies direct ques- first advocated military engage-
across the web."
where peo- tions from re- ment, then came out against it af-
Republicans once seemed slow ple are porters and vot- ter Obama ordered airstrikes.
to harness the power of the web. ers. Other Re- Twitter lit up with the news
The party’s 2008 nominee, Arizo-
consuming publicans insist that a photo on Gingrich’s explo-
na Sen. John McCain, told report- content they’re willing ratory website showing people
ers he didn’t even use email. The and spend- to wade into the waving flags was a stock photo
2012 hopefuls have worked hard messy digital once used by the late liberal Sen.
to prove their Internet savvy, par- ing their fray and cede Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.
ticularly with social media. time." some control of Spokesman Rick Tyler rejected
Pawlenty “understands the their message. such criticism and said Gingrich
power of new technology and he Zac Moffatt "We trust our has pioneered the use of digital
Mitt Romney’s
wants it to be at the forefront. We supporters and technology.
online director
are going to compete aggressive- want to err on "Over 1.4 million people follow
ly with President Obama in this the side of giv- him on Twitter. He has a very ac-
space," spokesman Alex Conant ing them more control, not less," tive Facebook. There are eight
said. Conant pointed to efforts to Conant said. websites connected to organiza-
live stream videos to Facebook Just as social networking liber- tions started by Newt (that) use
and award points and badges to ates candidates to take their social media platforms to com-
supporters in a way that mirrors message directly to voters, it of- municate to their coalitions," Tyl-
Foursquare, the emerging loca- fers plenty of pitfalls as well. er said.
tion-based mobile site. It’s prone to mischief, with doz- But Josh Dorner, who tracks
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Pal- ens of fake Twitter accounts and GOP candidates online for the
in, McCain’s 2008 running mate Facebook pages popping up daily Center for American Progress, a
and a potential presidential can- that are intended to embarrass liberal think tank, said the Repub-
didate this time, has made Face- the candidates. Also, a candi- lican presidential hopefuls ap-
book a centerpiece of her com- date’s gaffe or an inconsistency pear to be unprepared for the un-
munication efforts to supporters. on issues can be counted on to go forgiving pace of the digital age.

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College students rediscover Mason-Dixon Line
Deed to missing border is discovered in Philadelphia
By KATHY MATHESON
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — If Todd
Babcock had his way, the Mason-
Dixon Line would be known as
the technological marvel that
kept Philadelphia in Pennsylva-
nia, not as flawed shorthand for
the Civil War divide between
North and South.
The land survey that settled a
border feud between Pennsylva-
nia and Maryland predates the
Civil War by a century. It started
at a house in Philadelphia whose
location was only recently con-
firmed by a group of college stu-
dents paging through centuries-
old property records.
The research led state officials
to approve a historical marker for
the site last month. Babcock and
other members of the volunteer
Mason and Dixon Line Preserva-
tion Partnership plan to erect it
for the line’s 250th anniversary in
2013.
"Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon’s accomplishment has
been buried in the fog of bad his-
tory and I hope to change that,"
said Babcock, 46, a professional
surveyor from Fleetwood, Pa.
Babcock’s efforts come as the
U.S. marks the 150th anniversary
of the Civil War. "Mason-Dixon"
has become synonymous with
the North-South line — Mary-
land allowed slaves, Pennsylva-
nia did not — even though Mary-
land was a Union state.
The boundary had nothing to
do with that. Begun in 1763 and
lasting four grueling years, the
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navigation of more than 300 who teaches business at Penn cates the Declaration of Inde-
miles of wilderness while trans- State-Abington, obtained a small pendence was first read to the
porting a delicate 6-foot-long tel- grant for three interested stu- public from the observatory on
escope, food and other supplies dents to painstakingly comb July 8, 1776. Jane Cowley, a spo-
by horseback, said Babcock. through city archives. For keswoman for Independence Na-
Mason and Dixon were British months, they pored over yel- tional Historical Park, could not
surveyors hired to settle a dis- lowed property records, difficult- confirm the reading but said the
pute between two powerful fam- to-read handwriting and numer- observatory’s foundations are be-
ilies: the Penns of Pennsylvania ous spelling variations. lieved to be under Independence
and the Calverts of Last May, stu- Square.
Maryland. The Cal- "It took a while dent Indiah Fortune Confirming its location "would
verts claimed land found a deed from be of great interest," Cowley
extending north to to finally hit me 1754 with Huddle’s said.
Philadelphia, while that now I’m a name and a site After Mason and Dixon gauged
the Penns asserted matching the de- the southernmost point in Phila- AP PHOTO
ownership south in- part of history." scription in city re- delphia, they traveled due west Jim Shomper, left, and Todd Babcock, both of the Mason-Dixon
to Maryland. Indiah Fortune cords. Four months to Embreeville, Pa., to put them- Line Preservation Partnership, make measurements.
Mason and Dixon Penn State junior later, student selves directly above the disput-
were charged with Amanda Veloz ed Delmarva Peninsula. in what is now White Clay Creek Pittsburgh.
marking the border found an insurance They matched the Philadel- State Park in Newark, Del. From Nearly all 230 original markers
at a latitude 15 miles south of Phi- card confirming the location at phia latitude and traveled 15 there, they marked each mile of along the Pennsylvania/Mary-
ladelphia. But what was the city’s the corner of Water and Cedar miles due south, putting the first the border south into the Del- land line remain in place, Bab-
southernmost point? (now South) streets. marker of the Mason-Dixon Line marva and then west toward cock said.
Municipal records from that "It took a while to finally hit
time indicate only that the point me that now I’m a part of histo-
was the northern wall of a house ry," said Fortune, currently a 20-
owned by Joseph Huddle. Bab- year-old junior at Penn State’s
cock said researchers long sur- main campus in State College.
mised the house was near Front Yet the site, which is about two
and South streets — now an area blocks from the purported loca-
with funky shops and restaurants tion at Front and South, no long-
— but no one had found a deed er exists. It was obliterated dec-
with Huddle’s name and a loca- ades ago by Interstate 95.
tion. Babcock and Jim Shomper, an-
Enter Janine Black. The Phila- other member of the preserva-
delphia resident had contacted tion partnership, determined the
Babcock’s group a couple of years site of an observatory where Ma-
ago after reading that Huddle’s son and Dixon made their first ce-
house supposedly stood a few lestial calculations. Shomper, a
blocks from her home. In a city longtime professional surveyor,
teeming with historical markers, believes that data can also help
she asked, why was there none determine the location of a long-
for this house? lost observatory behind Inde-
Babcock told her of the mis- pendence Hall.
sing documentation. So Black, Shomper said research indi-
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LEON F. WAZETER, 90, of
Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday morn-
ing, April 17, 2011, at the home of
his son, Gerald, in Trucksville.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from The Richard H. Dis-
que Funeral Home, 672 Memorial
Highway, Dallas.
FUNERALS
BALTRUSHES – Ethel, Mass of
Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. today
at St. John the Baptist Church,
Larksville.
BURNS – John, funeral 9 a.m.
today from the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial 9:30 a.m. in St. Benedict’s
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
CASTELLANI – Petrona, funeral
9:15 a.m. today from the Davis-
Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E.
Broad St., Nanticoke. Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St.
Anthony of Padua Roman Ca-
tholic Church, Exeter. Visitation
8:30 to 9:15 a.m. today at the
funeral home.
DEVLIN – James, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today from the Harold C. Snow-
don Funeral Home Inc., 140 N.
Main St., Shavertown. Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St.
Therese’s Church, Shavertown.
DOBRANSKI – Andrew, funeral 9:15
a.m. today from the Mark V.
Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark
St., Plains Township. Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St.
Leo’s Church, Ashley.
DROBNICKI – Michael, funeral
9:30 a.m. today from the Curtis
L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc.,
corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes
Creek. Mass of Christian Burial 10
a.m. from Our Lady of Victory
Church, Harveys Lake.
FARRELL – John, celebration of
life 10 a.m. Wednesday from
McLaughlin’s Family Funeral
Service, 142 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass 11 a.m.
in the Church of St. Aloysius,
Wilkes-Barre. Visitation 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday.
GERRITY – Rose Marie, funeral
9:30 a.m. today from the Wro-
blewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass
of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Holy
Trinity Church, Swoyersville.
JESUIT – Paul, funeral 9:45 a.m.
today from the Thomas P. Kear-
ney Funeral Home Inc., Old Forge.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:30
a.m. in Divine Mercy Church,
Scranton.
KENDRICK – Beatrice, memorial
service 11 a.m. Tuesday from Bible
Baptist Church, 45 Furnace St.,
Shickshinny. Calling hours 7 to 9
p.m. today at the church.
LAPSANSKY – Josephine, funeral
9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the
Michael J. Mikelski Funeral
Home, 293 S. River St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter & Paul
Church, Plains Township. Friends
may call 4 to 7 p.m. today.
PECHAL – Email Sr., funeral 9:30
a.m. Tuesday from the Bednarski
Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming. Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity
Church, Swoyersville. Friends
may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
PHILLIPS- Nancie, funeral 11 a.m.
today from the William A. Reese
Funeral Chapel, rear 56 Gaylord
Ave., Plymouth.
PIECHOTA – Pauline, funeral 9:30
a.m. Tuesday from the Graziano
Funeral Home Inc., Pittston
Bypass, Pittston Township. Mass
of Christian Burial 10 a.m. at
Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C.
Church, Dupont.Calling hours 5
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home
REGGIE – Jane, memorial service
10 a.m. today at the Forty Fort
United Methodist Church, Wyom-
ing Avenue, Forty Fort.
SHAVER – Howard Jr., funeral 1
p.m. Wednesday in the Metcalfe
and Shaver Funeral Home Inc.,
504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Masonic service will be conduct-
ed at 7 p.m. Tuesday by the
Wyoming Masonic Lodge 468.
SMIGIEL – Joseph, memorial Mass
9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John
the Evangelist Church, 35 William
St., Pittston.
TIBLE – Shirley, viewing 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Baloga
Funeral Home Inc., 1201 Main St.,
Pittston (Port Griffith).
YENINAS – Julia, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday from the S.J. Gront-
kowski Funeral Home, 530 W.
Main St., Plymouth. Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St.
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Harriet Krumsky Benjamin Jenkins Jr. Shirley O’Malley
April 15, 2011 April 16, 2011 April 16, 2011
S hirley O’Malley, 75, of Bound
Brook, N.J., formerly from Avoca,
H arriet M. Krumsky, 92, a resi-
dent of Bear Creek Township, T here are some folks we meet in
passing, and forget them as soon passed away peacefully surrounded
by family, at her home on Saturday,
died Friday, April 15, 2011, at Fort as they go. There are some we re-
member with pleasure, and feel April 16, 2011.
Sanders Regional Medical Center,
Shirley was born on November 5,
Knoxville, Tenn., while on vacation. honored and privileged to know. 1935, and was the loving wife of the
Mrs. Krumsky was born in Plains We, as a family, are honored and late John D. “Jack” O’Malley.
Township, a daughter of the late privileged to have known Benjamin She was the proud mother of Shan-
Jeddie, and Edna Custard Howells. Jenkins Jr. (Duke), 71, who went non O’Malley, Bound Brook, N.J.;
She attended Plains Memorial High home to be with his Lord on April Brian O’Malley, Manville N.J.; and
School. 16, 2011. Keith O’Malley and his wife, Jill,
Washington, N.J. She was also the
She had been employed in several He was a son of the late Benjamin
area garment factories, and prior to and Elizabeth Powell Jenkins. doting grandmother of Cassandra
and Casey O’Malley of Washington,
her retirement, she worked at Born December 9, 1939, he grad-
N.J.
Muskin Pools, Wilkes-Barre, for uated from Plymouth High School, Mrs. O’Malley was preceded in
some time. class of 1957. After overcoming po- death by her sister, Caroline ‘Jane’
Mrs. Krumsky was an active lio, he went on to graduate from
Reap, and Jane’s husband, John.
member of Messiah Primitive dith Dobbie and husband Raymond, Wilkes College and Bucknell Uni- Jenkins, Harrisburg, Pa.; brother, Surviving are her sister, Nelda Cav-
Methodist Church, Bear Creek John Boettger II and wife Cynthia, versity. Thomas E. Jenkins, and his wife, alari, and husband, John, Avoca, both
Township. She was also a member Jeffrey Boettger, Edward Kresge II Ben was a dedicated teacher for Georgia, Shavertown; sisters-in-law, with whom she enjoyed her lengthy
of the Dorcas Society and Women’s and wife Kelly, Douglas Kresge and 38 years, starting at Lake-Lehman Ellen Miller, and her husband, Fred, daily phone calls to keep apprised of
wife Jennifer, Kimberly DeLong and High School, then Kingston School Edwardsville, and Karen Grady, her beloved nieces and nephews,
Fellowship of the Church.
Nottingham, Md.; brothers-in-law, their families, and her hometown of
She had also been a member of husband Marvin, and Kyle and Ka- District, and eventually Wyoming
Avoca.
Michael Mundy, Plymouth; Bill
the Bear Creek Senior Citizens. She meron Krumsky; great-grandchil- Valley West High School, where he
Shirley moved to Bound Brook
Mundy and his wife, Joyce, Taylors,
was a well-known figure in Bear dren, Sarah Dobbie; Catherine taught History, Civics, Economics, with her husband some 50 years ago,
S.C., and James Mundy; as well as
Creek Township, and had been ac- Boettger; Shelby, Alex, Kevin, and and Sociology. and was the proud homemaker and
Jason Kresge; Briana, Brittani, Because of his dedication and five nieces, four nephews, eight
tive in the church and community caretaker of her family. She enjoyed
Drew, and Kaylee DeLong; as well unique teaching abilities, many stu- great-nieces, and four great-neph- traveling, trips to Atlantic City, and
for many years.
as numerous nieces and nephews. dents continued to remember him ews. looked forward to spending time
Mrs. Krumsky was a much loved The family would like to thank
Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. years after taking his classes. He with family and friends.
wife, mother, grandmother, great- the staff of Compassionate Care
Wednesday from the Messiah Prim- motivated young people by encou- Mrs. O’Malley was an avid sup-
grandmother, sister, and aunt Hospice, Patti Garrison and Aman- porter of the Association of Retarded
itive Methodist Church, Pittston raging them to further their educa-
throughout her life, and had en- Blvd., Bear Creek Township, with da Sank, for their care of Ben. Also, Citizens of Somerset County. She
joyed remarkable good health most the Rev. Reginald Thomas, pastor, tion and attain their goals.
thanks go to the caring neighbors was also a member of St. John’s Prim-
of her life. Ben played soccer for Wilkes Col- itive Methodist Church, Avoca.
officiating. Interment will follow in who showed their great concern for
She was preceded in death by her Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carver- lege, coached Little League base- A viewing will be held from 8 to 9
Ben. All the prayers and thoughts of
husband, Stanley Krumsky; daugh- ton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 ball, was a Hunter Safety Instructor a.m. Tuesday at the Bridgewater Fu-
so many people are deeply appre-
ter, Harriet “Patty” Krumsky; broth- p.m. Tuesday at the H. Merritt for the PA Game Commission, and a neral Home, 707 E. Main St., Bridge-
ciated.
er, Jeddie Howells; and sisters, Sa- Hughes Funeral Home Inc., 451 N. rifle instructor for the Wyoming Val- Funeral services will be at 11 water, NJ 08807. A second viewing
ley West Rifle Team. will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at St.
rah Huntzinger, Emily Garey, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, and a.m. Wednesday at the William A. John’s Primitive Methodist Church,
Fredres Laubaugh, Edna Clymo, Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the While at Wyoming Valley West he Reese Funeral Chapel, 56 Gaylord
was actively involved in History 316 Main St., Avoca, followed by fu-
Mary Brokenshire, and Dorothy Je- time of service at the church. Ave., Plymouth, with Pastor Eugene neral services at 1 p.m. at the church.
ziorski. Day. He was a deacon and Superin- Setzer and Pastor Al Cremard offi-
Friends are asked to go directly to If you would like to make a dona-
tendent at the Ebenezer Baptist ciating. Visitation will be held from tion in Shirley’s name, one can be
Surviving are her children, Mrs. the church on Wednesday morning.
Church, Plymouth. 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Janice Boettger and husband John, The family requests that flowers made to The A.R.C. of Somerset
Ben most recently attended the
Whispering Pines, N.C.; Mrs. Mar- be omitted and donations be made Memorial donations may be County, or St. John’s Primitive Meth-
Independent Bible Church, Duryea. made to Wyoming Valley Children’s odist Church.
jorie ‘Marge’ Kresge and husband, to the Memorial Fund, Messiah
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and Association, 1133 Wyoming Ave.,
Edward, Bear Creek Township, and Primitive Methodist Church, Bear
carpentry. He was greatly loved by Forty Fort, PA 18704, or to the char-
son Stanley J. Krumsky and wife De- Creek Township, Wilkes-Barre, PA
his family and friends. ity of choice.
bra, Reading, Pa.; grandchildren, Ju- 18702.
Ben was preceded in death by a Life is eternal, and love is immor-
brother, Alan, at age 6. tal, and death is a gateway, an en-
He is survived by his wife of 46 trance and portal into a life that no Mary Alice
years on April 10, Valeria L. Mundy man can envision. For God has a
Barnard
Anne Muckin Jenkins; sons, Dale T. and Daniel B. greater perspective and vision.
April 16, 2011
April 16, 2011
M ary Alice Barnard, 85, of Dallas,
died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in
A nne Muckin 81, of Tunkhan-
nock, Pa., formerly of Edison,
Patrick ‘Curley’ Colarusso
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, Plains Township.
N.J., died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in Born March 30, 1926, in New Cas-
the Hospice Community Care in tle, Ind., Mary Alice was a daughter
Dunmore, Pa. April 16, 2011 of the late Corneilus L., and Hazel
She was born in Perth Amboy, Guyer Townsend.
N.J., on April 18, 1929, a daughter of Mary Alice earned a degree from
Christian College, Columbia, Mo.,
the late Joseph and Catherine Lobo-
da Fircha. P atrick A. “Curley” Colarusso, 95,
of Pittston, died Saturday, April and attended Indiana University,
Bloomington, Ind.
Anne was a 1947 graduate of New 16, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Val-
She had been an active member of
Brunswick High School, member of ley Medical Center, Plains Town- the Wilkes-Barre Junior League, the
the Church of the Nativity BVM, ship, surrounded by his family. Wyoming Valley United Way, and the
Tunkhannock, and its Altar and Born in Pittston, on March 2, American Cancer Society.
Rosary Society. 1916, he was a son of the late Ge- In addition to her parents, Mary
She was preceded in death by her orge, and Elizabeth (Zelinda) Cast- Alice was preceded in death by her
husband of 40 years, Edward A. erline Colarusso. brothers, Norman and Louis Towns-
Muckin, in 1988. Muckin; nieces, nephews, and com- He attended Pittston High end; and son-in-law David Finn.
Anne loved to cook and bake. She panion and special friend, Michael School, and served in the U.S. Army. Surviving are her husband, George
enjoyed the time that she spent with Privuznak. Curley was a member of Our La- M. Barnard Jr.; children, Marion
family and friends, and will always Funeral services will be held at dy of Mount Carmel Church, Pitt- Finn, Dallas; George M. Barnard III,
be remembered for her smile. Kingston; Michael Barnard and wife
9:30 a.m. Wednesday from the Shel- ston. Debbie, Kingston; Susan Newell and
Her greatest enjoyment was at- don-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., He was employed as a machinist husband John, Harveys Lake; grand-
tending her grandsons’ sporting 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with and had worked for Duryea Anthra- sons, David Jr., Gregory and Jeffrey
events. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. cite Coal Company, Adonizio Broth- ston, and Joe Colarusso, and his Finn; Matthew Barnard and fiancée
Surviving are sons, Gary, and at the Church of the Nativity BVM. ers and Addy Asphalt Company. wife, Ann Marie, Old Forge; sister, Christie; Patrick Barnard and wife
wife Margaret Muckin, Lake Wino- Interment will be in Pieta Cemete- Curley enjoyed Yankees baseball, Doris Vidzar, Rome, N.Y.; eight Michele; Michael and Christopher
la, Pa.; Robert Muckin, Somerset, ry, Tunkhannock. Friends may call hunting, and visiting Pocono grandchildren; six great-grandchil- Barnard; and Evan Newell.
N.J.; brothers, Joseph Fircha, Barne- at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Downs. dren; and numerous nieces and ne- Funeral Services will be held at
get, N.J.; Mitchell Fircha, Manches- Tuesday. phews. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Harold C.
He was preceded in death by his
ter, N.J.; sister, Joan Yancsek, Kis- Online condolences may be sent first wife, Helen Makar Colarusso; Funeral services, with full Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N.
military honors, will be at 9 Main Street, Shavertown. Reverend
simmee, Fla.; grandsons, Andrew to the family at www.sheldonku- his second wife, Helen Karlow Cola-
James, and Brian Christopher kuchkafuineralhome.com. a.m. Wednesday from the Peter J. Sheryl Cavalari will officiate. A pri-
russo; son, George Colarusso; vate interment will be made in Mt.
Adonizio Funeral Home, 802 Sus-
grandson, Anthony Manganiello; Olivet Cemetery at the convenience
quehanna Avenue, West Pittston
and his sister, Mary Martin. with a Mass of Christian Burial at of the family. Friends may call from 3
Surviving are his daughter, Patri- 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Car- to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
cia Manganiello, and her husband, mel Church, Pittston. Interment home.
Tony, West Pittston; sons, Charles In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
Josephine Lapsansky ‘Chic’ Colarusso, and his wife, Don-
will be at the Denison Cemetery,
Swoyersville. Friends may call from tions may be made to the SPCA of Lu-
na, Jenkins Township; John Cola- zerne County, 524 E. Main Street,
April 15, 2011 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
russo, Moosic; step-daughter, Don- Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA
home. 18702, or to the charity of the donor’s
na Matthews, and her husband, Ted, Online condolences may be made choice.
J osephine Lapsansky, of Brazil
Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed
Dupont; brothers, Carmen Colarus-
so, and his wife, Ruth, West Pitt-
at www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
away peacefully in the embrace of
her sons Friday, April 15, 2011, at the
Timber Ridge Nursing and Rehabil-
itation Center, Plains Township.
A loving mother and devoted Rachel Hake
grandmother, Josephine cared
deeply about her family and friends. Antoinette Denisco April 16, 2011
R
Her kind and gentle ways will be re- achel Hake, a resident of Wil-
April 16, 2011 liamsburg, Pa., died Saturday,
membered by all who knew her.
She was born in Inkerman, on No- April 16, 2011.
vember 17, 1923, a daughter of the
late Frank and Helen Biestek Nie-
A ntoinette Denisco, 87, of West
Pittston, died Saturday, April
16, 2011, at Wesley Village Nursing
She was an Army wife for 30 years,
traveling with her husband and fam-
ily on many assignments throughout
miec. She was a graduate of Jenkins Care Center, Jenkins Township. the U.S. and Europe.
Township High School, class of Later, she worked alongside her
Born in Pittston, on May 7, 1923,
1941, and moved to Newark, N.J., to Kimberly Ann, Jacob, Brian and Mi- she was a daughter of the late Ra- husband in his dental practice.
work in a defense plant during chael; great-granddaughter Lia Isa- phael, and Rose Cioffi Rostock. Rachel enjoyed being a member of
World War II. bel; as well as sisters Hedy Gill of She was a member of Corpus the Army Wives Club, cooking for her
She was one of the first “42 Crew Wilkes-Barre, Helen Sartin of King- Christi Parish, Immaculate Concep- family and friends, being a Girl Scout
leader, and volunteering for the Red
of Rosie the Riveters Brigade” that ston, and Mary Kosuth of New Jer- tion Church, West Pittston.
Cross. More than anything else, she
built the B-17 bombers. Her future sey. Antoinette was formerly employ-
enjoyed being a loving mother to her
husband, Jacob, flew B-17 missions Josephine’s family would like to ed in local dress factories, and was a
daughters.
during the Normandy invasion and thank the nursing staff of Wilkes- member of ILGWU. She was also
She is survived by her husband of
brought his invasion parachute Barre General Hospital Intensive employed at the former Espresso 42 years, Terry Hake; daughters, De-
Restaurant.
home after the war. This silk materi- Care Unit and staff at Timber Ridge na Wrote and her husband, Scott, and
She was preceded in death by her Paula Scholz and her husband, Tim;
al was used to make Josephine’s Rehabilitation, neurosurgeons Dr. brothers Samuel, Dominick, James,
wedding dress in 1947. They cele- Carlo DeLuna and Dr. Stanley Bo- four grandchildren, David, Katie, Ra-
Raphael and Anthony; and sisters, Wednesday from the Anthony Re- chel, and Scotty; brothers, Frank and
brated 50 years of marriage in 1997. hinski, for their wonderful care and Catherine Rostock, Mary Muzzi, cupero Funeral Home, 406 Susque- Albert; and her sister, Rose.
She was a member of Ss. Peter & compassion, and a special thanks to and Catherine Campenni. hanna Ave., West Pittston, with a The family will receive friends
Paul Church, Plains Township, and Dr. Raymond Joseph of Renal Asso- Surviving are her sons, John and Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Nelsen
was past secretary and treasurer of ciates. wife, Paula, West Wyoming; James in Immaculate Conception Church Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry
the Altar and Rosary Society and Funeral services will be held at and wife Marie, West Pittston; and with Monsignor John Sempa offi- Plains Road, Williamsburg. Inter-
Choir of Ss. Peter & Paul and St. Ce- 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Michael Joseph and wife Mary Joan, Har- ciating. Interment will be in the De- ment will be held at Arlington Na-
celia’s Parishes. J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S. leysville, Pa.; brothers Anthony, nison Cemetery, Swoyersville. tional Cemetery at a later date.
Josephine was employed for River St., Plains Township, with a West Pittston, and Nicholas, Pitt- Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be of-
many years as a nurses aide at the Mass of Christian Burial to be cele- ston; six grandchildren, Stephanie, Tuesday at the funeral home. fered at www.nelsencares.com.
Little Flower Manor and Wilkes- brated at 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter & Paul John, John Jr., Catherine, Emily and In lieu of flowers, family requests
Barre General Hospital. Church, Plains Township. Inter- Palmer; and two great-grandchil- donations may be made to Wesley
Preceding her in death were her ment will be at St. Rocco’s Cemete-
dren, Dante and Dominic. Village Nursing Center, Pittston, PA
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on 18640.
G en etti’s
husband, Jacob, in 1997; brother, ry, Pittston. Friends may call from 4 A fterFu nera lLu ncheons
John Niemiec; and sisters Sophie to 7 p.m. Monday.
Sta rting a t$7.95 p erp erson
Ruskey, Nellie Paczkowski, Agnes
and Theresa Niemiec.
Josephine was a life member of
Pennsylvanians for Human Life of M .J. JUD G E H otelBerea vem entR a tes
Surviving are her sons, Jacob and Wilkes-Barre. Memorial donations
wife Cathy, of Plains Township; Mi- may be made in Josephine’s name to M MON UM EN T CO.
ON UM EN TS - M ARK ERS - L ETTERIN G
chael and wife Georgia, of Plains Pennsylvanians for Human Life, 31
Township; and Philip and wife Ma- Hanover St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
ry, of Nuangola; grandchildren, 18702.
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Teenager Keenan Cahill found a whole new world lip-syncing his way from pain to fame and
became a YouTube phenomenon in the process after his mom posts videos

Web perfect cure for disabled boy

By MARTHA IRVINE
AP National Writer
“It’s com- sentatives who not to focus on fame. He’s not
contact him even supposed to say the words
ELMHURST, Ill. — It started pletely regularly. They “celebrity” or “fame.”
innocently enough, with a boy redefined want a piece of “I need to stay grounded,” he
hamming it up in front of a him, to be seen says. He talks about backup
computer webcam. the defini- with him, plans and college. He shrugs
He was doing what teens tion of ce- shoot a video nonchalantly when people ask if
often do when they stand in with him, to students at school give him
front of mirrors: Lip-syncing to a
lebrity.” drink whatever extra attention. “Not really,” he
popular song, acting goofy, Victor Mehren potion there is says. “Kids know about it, but
being himself, as if the world Senior that equates to they don’t make a big deal.”
wasn’t watching. marketing online clicks, a Truth be told, though, Keenan
Except, in this case, the world director at the new measure- is extremely enamored with his
Wrigley Co.
was watching when Keenan ment of star new life.
Cahill — then an impish 13-year- power. He’s helped open a teen club
old with a knack for oddball And it IS a in the Bahamas. He’s shot a
humor — started posting videos power, at least right now. commercial with actress Jennif-
of himself on YouTube. “I finally got somewhere, out er Aniston, which has gotten
First, there were hundreds of of all the people,” says Keenan, more than 8 million hits. He’s
hits, then thousands, then mil- who’s now 16. “I used to pray to done videos with rapper 50 Cent
lions. And an Internet sensation God. It’s like a switch-back now. and “Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly
was born. I say ‘Thank you’ instead of, D, among others.
“Keenan, what have you ‘Can you please get me there?’ ” And pop star Katy Perry sent
done?” his mom asked when a him a video greeting with other
late-night talk show called and Problem at birth celebrities included when Kee-
wanted to air one of his lip- When Keenan was born in AP PHOTO nan recently turned 16.
syncing videos. She wasn’t sure 1995, there was little to indicate YouTube lip-syncing sensation Keenan Cahill, 16, poses with an autographed poster of Katy Perry, Perry, whom Keenan has
whether to be amused or horri- that anything was wrong. His whom he sees as his mentor, in his room at home in Elmhurst, Ill. never met, is the one he calls his
fied. parents had noticed his knee- “mentor,” the one who sent his
What if people made fun of caps were large, but didn’t think in connective tissue and organs months and, for a year, couldn’t in the Chicago area. He audi- life into an upward spiral last fall
her son, who has a rare genetic much about it. Then one day, at throughout the body. Fewer play with other children or be tioned a few times, but nothing with a simple posting on Twit-
disease that has stunted his 6 months of age, his mom re- than 1,100 of people worldwide around other people much to ever came of it. ter, after she saw a video of him
growth? What if he’d opened the members Keenan’s face looking have the disease, which leads to avoid exposing him to illness. Then he got a desktop com- lip-syncing to her song “Teenage
door to something too big to puffy, as he sat in his high chair severe disability and a short- His mom had to quit her job as a puter with a webcam for his Dream.”
handle? for a feeding. ened life span in most cases. mortgage underwriter to stay in 13th birthday, and a window Keenan had already been
For Keenan, though, this was “Honey, are you OK?” she said Doctors told Keenan’s parents Minnesota with him. His dad, an opened. getting attention, but this took it
the adventure he’d been waiting aloud. that their son would likely be in electrician, got a job at the Uni- to a new level. The e-mails and
for. This was freedom for a By age 1, Keenan had fallen off a wheelchair by the end of his versity of Minnesota so that he A real phenomenon phone calls poured in.
young man whose life had, so the growth charts. He didn’t teenage years if he was not treat- could be with them, too. Some might snicker at the It was too much to handle. So
far, mainly consisted of spend- walk until he was 18 months old ed. His growth would be ex- Family photos of Keenan notion that Keenan is a star. when David Graham and Mark
ing time at hospitals, when he and had unusual fits of vomiting tremely hampered, though with show a little boy whose shocks They might not believe this can Long, who got their start in
wasn’t going to school or hang- that worried his parents. this particular type of MPS, of red hair fell out and eventu- really happen to some kid who reality TV, approached Keenan
ing out in his room. They took him to the Mayo there would be no cognitive ally came back dark brown as a shoots low-budget videos in his and his mom about being on one
For him, a vacation was going Clinic in Minnesota where he impairment. result of treatments related to bedroom. of their shows, his mom asked if
to Minnesota to a children’s underwent several tests. Doc- And if he didn’t have a bone the transplant. Over the years, “It’s completely redefined the they would be his managers.
hospital, where he’s had several tors also sent a skin graft to a marrow transplant early on, he he would grow to his current definition of celebrity,” says It is, indeed, quite a heady
surgeries on his legs and hips. lab in Australia for testing. That could have died sooner. So in height of 4-foot-1. Victor Mehren, a senior market- and sometimes bizarre scene for
Now he gets to travel to plac- led them to determine that 1997, at age 2, Keenan had that But although he looked differ- ing director at the Wrigley Co., a 16-year-old. Keenan is whisked
es like the Bahamas and France, Keenan had a severe form of an transplant — the first of several ent from his peers, he always felt which hired Cahill to appear in in and out of nightclubs, where
Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Fans extremely rare disorder called procedures and surgeries he has like a regular kid and thrived on an online advertisement for he usually can’t stay too long
crowd around him as if he were Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome, undergone in his young life. making people laugh. Juicy Fruit gum in which he because he’s underage. He signs
a rock star, their cell phones also known as MPS, type 6. “It was the worst time in my “I always wanted to be on stars with a cartoonish singing autographs. Poses for photos
extended to capture photos and People who have the disease life,” his mom, Erin O’Brien- camera,” he says. unicorn. with Playboy bunnies in Las
video. are unable to break down com- Cahill, recalls. His mom, wanting to give her Keenan hesitates to call him- Vegas, baseball players at spring
Perhaps most surprising are plex sugars called mucopoly- After the transplant, Keenan son something positive to focus self a celebrity, partly because training in Arizona, people on
the celebrities and their repre- saccharides, which accumulate stayed at the hospital for four on, took him to talent agencies his manager has advised him the street who stop him.

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New climate change case is heading to the Supreme Court

States want to sue electric
utilities and force power
plants to cut emissions.
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Oba-
ma administration and environ-
mental interests generally agree
global warming is a threat that
must be dealt with.
But they’re on opposite sides of
a Supreme Court case over the
ability of states and groups such
as the Audubon Society that want
to sue large electric utilities and
force power plants in 20 states to
cut their emissions.
The administration is siding
with American Electric Power
Co. and three other companies in
urging the high court to throw
out the lawsuit on grounds the
Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, not a federal court, is the prop-
er authority to make rules about
climate change. The justices will
hear arguments in the case Tues-
day.
The court is taking up a cli-
mate change case for the second
time in four years. In 2007, the
court declared that carbon diox-
ide and other greenhouse gases
are air pollutants under the Clean
Air Act. By a 5-4 vote, the justices
said the EPA has the authority to
regulate those emissions from
new cars and trucks under that
landmark law. The same reason-
ing applies to power plants.
The administration says one
reason to end the current suit is
that the EPA is considering rules
that would reduce carbon dioxide
emissions from power plants. But
the administration also acknowl-
edges that it is not certain that
limits will be imposed.
At the same time, Republicans
in Congress are leading an effort
to strip the EPA of its power to
regulate greenhouse gases.
The uncertainty about legisla-
tion and regulation is the best
reason for allowing the case to
proceed, said David Doniger, a
lawyer for the Natural Resources
Defense Council, which repre-
sents Audubon and other private
groups dedicated to land conser-
vation.
"This case was always the ulti-
mate backstop," Doniger said,
even as he noted that the council
would prefer legislation or EPA
regulation to court decisions.
The suit would end if the EPA
does set emission standards for
greenhouse gases, he said.
The legal claims advanced by
six states, New York City and the
land trusts would be pressed only
"if all else failed," he said.
When the suit was filed in
2004, it looked like the only way
to force action on global warm-
ing. The Bush administration
and the Republicans in charge of
Congress doubted the EPA’s au-
thority to regulate greenhouse
gases.
Federal courts long have been
active in disputes over pollution.
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volved a power plant or sewage
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Gulf health nearly back at pre-spill level, scientists say
But significant declines in key The Gulf is “much better than
people feared, but the jury is out
health signs on the sea floor
about what the end result will be,”
have researchers concerned. she said. “It’s premature to con-
By CAIN BURDEAU
and SETH BORENSTEIN
Associated Press
BAY JIMMY, La. — Scientists
judge the overall health of the Gulf
of Mexico as nearly back to nor-
mal one year after the BP oil spill,
but with glaring blemishes that re-
strain their optimism about na-
ture’s resiliency, an Associated
Press survey of researchers shows.
More than three dozen scien-
tists grade the Gulf’s big picture
health a 68 on average, using a 1-
to-100 scale. What’s remarkable is
that that’s just a few points below
the 71 the same researchers gave
last summer when asked what
grade they would give the ecosys-
tem before the spill. And it’s an im-
provement from the 65 given back
in October.
At the same time, scientists are
worried. They cite significant de-
clines in key health indicators
such as the sea floor, dolphins and
oysters. In interviews, dozens of
Gulf experts emphasized their
concerns, pointing to the myste-
rious deaths of hundreds of young
dolphins and turtles, strangely
stained crabs and dead patches on
the sea floor.
Expert: Jury still out
The survey results mirror im-
pressions Jane Lubchenco, the
head of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
gave on the health of the Gulf in an
interview Thursday.
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Just as it was before the April 20
accident when the Deepwater Ho-
rizon oil rig exploded, ultimately
spewing 172 million gallons of oil,
the Gulf continues to be a place of
contradictions: The surface looks
as if nothing ever happened while
potentially big problems are hid-
den deep below the surface, in
hard-to-get-to marshes and in the
slow-moving food web. Some may
not even be known for years.
“When considering the entire
Gulf of Mexico, I think the natural
restoration of the Gulf is back to
close to where it was before the
spill,” said Wes Tunnell at Texas
A&M University, who wrote a sci-
entific advisory report for the fed-
eral arbitrator who is awarding
money to residents and business-
es because of the oil spill. Tun-
nell’s grades are typical. He says
the Gulf’s overall health before the
spill was a 70; he gives it a 69 now.
If that pre-spill grade isn’t im-
pressive, it’s because the Gulf has
long been an environmental vic-
tim— oil from drilling and natural
seepage, overfishing, hurricanes
and a huge oxygen-depleted dead
zone caused by absorbing 40 per-
cent of America’s farm and urban
runoff from the Mississippi River.
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isn’t gone;
give the Gulf as
it’s just good a grade as
they did before
not where the spill. One of
we can see those is Louisia-
na State Univer-
it.” sity professor
Samantha Joye Ed Overton, a
University of veteran of oil
Georgia spills. He de-
researcher scribed a recent
trip to Gulf
Shores, Ala.: “I
walked a half-
mile down the beach and there
wasn’t a tar ball in sight. It was as
pretty as I’ve ever seen it.”
In the survey, some categories,
such as red snapper and king
mackerel, even average out to
higher grades than before the
spill, mostly because months of
partial fishing bans have helped
populations thrive.
While that sounds good, the av-
erage grades for the sea floor
plunged from 68 pre-spill to a fail-
ing grade of 57 now. Dolphins ini-
tially seemed to be OK, but as
more carcasses than usual kept
washing up — almost 300 since
the spill — the grade fell to 66,
compared to a pre-spill 75. Oys-
ters, always under siege, dropped
10 points, crabs dropped 6 points.
And the overall food web slid from
70 before the spill to 64 now.
“Everything may be fine in
some places, but definitely not
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ately lethal effects from the BP PLC oil spill.
fine everywhere,” said University
of Georgia researcher Samantha
Joye who found dead patches of
oiled sea bottom in expeditions
near the busted well where11men
lost their lives. “The oil isn’t gone;
it’s just not where we can see it.”
Joye said before the oil spill she
would have given the sea floor an
“A” grade of 90. Now she gives it a
30. Overall, Joye, who has been
one of the more hands-on re-
searchers exploring Gulf damage,
said its health has plunged from
an 80 before the spill to a 50 now,
but she was the most pessimistic
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In five different expeditions, the
last one in December, she and her
colleagues took 250 cores of the
sea floor and traveled 2,600 square
miles. She says much of the invis-
ible oil in the water and on the sea
bottom has been chemically fin-
gerprinted and traced to the BP
spill. She also has pictures of oil-
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This is hidden from view. Eu-
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Louisiana’s Barataria basin, and
found oil buried in the mud and
sand.
“You can’t smell it. You can’t see
it. It’s not this big black scum out
there, but it’s there,” Turner said.
At this point, the oil is only obvi-
ous in a couple of places — with
Bay Jimmy the worst-hit. Today, a
crust of oil still lines miles of the
outer fringe of marsh in the bay, a
remote spot deep visited by the
occasional fisherman and oil
worker.
Still, it’s nothing compared to
the black gunk stuck on beaches
and marshes last summer or the
multi-colored slicks so massive
they could be tracked by satellite.
Those images, along with the pic-
tures of pelicans and seagulls with
gobs of oil oozing down their
beaks, are now history.
Despite the picture on the sur-
face, Dana Wetzel at the Mote Ma-
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“Anyone who says the Gulf is fine
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CFS
Continued from Page 1A
never gave up looking for an an-
swer because I knew something
was very, very wrong.”
Chronic fatigue syndrome is
marked by a variety of symptoms
with no real pattern to them,
making it difficult to diagnose,
and, more often than not, a diag-
nosis comes only after excluding
every other possibility.
“You will go through all types
of tests and blood work and it will
all come back normal,” Kidd said.
In addition to severe exhaus-
tion, those suffering from CFS ex-
perience sensitivity to light,
sound and smell, body aches and
headaches, loss of concentration
and, of all things, insomnia.
“People don’t understand the
severity of this disease,” Kidd
said. “It literally hits every part of
your body, and often out of no-
where.”
CFS leaves many people home-
bound, without the energy to get
out of the house to socialize or do
tasks that seem routine to many,
like grocery shop. In-house tasks
such as cleaning and doing laun-
dry can also be hard to complete.
“My mother lives right next
Fallen tree causes traffic, power problems in Back Mountain
A large evergreen tree fell on power lines along the southbound lanes of state Route 309 in Kingston Township around 5:10
p.m. Sunday, causing traffic problems on the busy thoroughfare through the Back Mountain and knocking out power to
several thousand UGI Utilities customers. Keith Adams, a UGI spokesman, said crews restored power to approximately 900
customers within an hour. Another 1,100 customers had their electricity back on around 9:30 p.m. The last group of approxi-
mately 30 customers in the Hillside section of the township was expected to have power back on by 11 p.m.
FRACKING
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mixed with treated sewage and
released into the river.
The coalition has made the au-
thority aware of its stand against
the proposed plant and came to
lend support and educate the
fledgling Hanover Township Ci-
tizens Against the WVSA Frack
Water Treatment Center on how
to keep the plant from being
built.
“We’re trying to keep the gas
drilling industry out of Luzerne
County and we need your help to
do it,” said GDAC member Scott
Cannon of Plymouth.
The coalition screened a 15
minute video, “Fracking Hell:
The True Cost of America’s Gas
Rush,” on the problems caused
by the rapid expansion of drilling
in northern tier counties and pre-
sented what it said were some of
the details associated with the
proposed plant.
“I’m going to tell you a little bit
about what we know,” said Kim
Krupsha, a coalition member
from Kingston.
The company proposing to
build the plant Red Desert/Cate
Street Capital is a foreign regis-
tered business that has only one
other treatment plant, in the
state of Wyoming, and that has
been in operation for six months,
said Krupsha.
Unlike the plant in the town-
ship, the Wyoming plant is iso-
lated, she said. “There’s nothing
PROCESSION
Continued from Page 1A
ty,” he said.
This year, Good Shepherd add- important for the youth of the
ed the “Walk of Faith” to the event. church.
“One of our members portrayed
door and sometimes it takes me
weeks to see her,” Kidd said.
“How crazy is that?”
Treatment for CFS varies from
person to person.
“What works for me may not
work for Sarah,” Kidd said. “It’s
trial and error.”
She has found a mixture of
herbs that helps to alleviate
things, but Sarah is still trying to
find the same comfort.
“It’s never-ending, just trying
treatment to treatment, to see
what one will work,” she said.
Kidd had no idea her children
could also have CFS because she
said no one had any answers for
her concerning the topic of hav-
ing kids. She is just happy that
she has acquired enough knowl-
edge through having the disease
that it can benefit them.
“I was able to watch and ob-
serve my children and I know
what they are going through,”
she said. “I can guide them
through this. I’ve learned so
much in the 24 years I’ve had this,
I can use it to help them.”
One thing she helps them
through is a feeling of isolation,
which Kidd said is due mainly to
people’s inability to understand
what the disease is.
“Fatigue we experience abso-
lutely cannot be compared to a
normal person’s fatigue,” she
Gerald Gilsky of Ashley, who owns land in the Lyndwood section of Hanover Township, listens to an
informational video on the dangers of hydraulic fracturing water at a meeting Sunday.
around it.”
Whether there are similari-
ties, the coalition members
couldn’t say because the sanitary
authority has denied their Right
to Know requests and won’t re-
lease plans until they are ap-
proved, they said.
“We can only assume what it’s
going to look like,” said Cannon.
The coalition estimated
20,000 barrels or more than 13.3
million pounds of waste water
would be delivered to the plant
each day either trucks, rail cars
or a pipeline. The waste water
would contain chemicals such as
Jesus of Nazareth and along the
walk there were dramatic vi-
gnettes that highlighted Jesus’
teachings,” Kuritz said.
Although the event is intergen-
erational, he said he feels it’s very
“It’s one of those experiences for
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Pam Kidd, the author of ‘I Have CFS But I Don’t Look Sick,’ with a
copy of her book.
said, “because it’s disease- friends with are getting jobs, get-
based.” ting married, and I can’t, I’m
“People judge you because you not,” she said. “I feel like I’m in a
can’t keep up with their schedule, suspended state of animation.”
can’t keep up with what they do. Although Sarah already knew
They say ‘I get tired, I take a nap she had CFS, she enrolled in an
and get over it.’ It’s very hurtful equine college to pursue a career
because you know that’s not how path with horses, her passion.
you were and they don’t seem to She had to drop out after the first
get that.” semester. She was also diagnosed
For someone as young as Sa- with fibromyalgia, a disease in
rah, it’s the thought of being left which a person experiences long-
behind. term, body-wide pain.
“Many of the people I was Despite the hardships they’ve
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barium, toluene, benzene, stron- she said.
tium, bromide and naturally oc- Krupsha, Cannon and Lee Ann
curring radioactive materials, Wallace of the township group
the group said. encouraged the audience to get
An estimated 10 to 12 trucks involved by writing their legisla-
on hour would deliver waste wa- tors, putting up signs in their
ter to the plant, but the routes yards and speaking out. Krupsha
they would travel are unknown. reminded the audience that resi-
At the high end there would 288 dents of the Back Mountain
trucks a day arriving at the plant. came together to challenge a
Over a year’s time their exhausts company looking to locate a nat-
would produce and release into ural gas compressor station near
the air an estimated 53 million the Dallas School District cam-
pounds of carbon dioxide, said pus.
Krupsha. Wallace called for a large turn-
“This is supposed to clean en- out for the next authority meet-
ergy. This is not clean to me,” ing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
all of us to remember, but especial- During the procession, different
ly for children, who are at an im- children are invited to ride the
pressionable age,” he said. “We’re horse as the group marches along
teaching them to take their faith the street.
outofthechurchandthatit’sOKto The horse is provided by Ruth
show your faith.” Ann Sweeney of Wayne County.
“Of course, there’s the added ex- This is the 11th year that the
perience of being able to ride a churchheldthePalmSundayproc-
miniature horse.” ession.
BIO BOX
Name: Pam Kidd
Age: 44
Hometown: Harveys Lake
Education: Wilkes-Barre Area
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Family: Husband Allen, 45; daugh-
ter Sarah, 23; and son Kyle, 20
Professional experience: Worked
as a nurse’s aide and home health
aide
Writing experience: Not only has
Pam written a book, but she also
wrote songs for a Christian album
she produced titled “Gather in the
endured, the members of the
Kidd family refuse to let anything
get them down.
“I don’t feel like I need to be pi-
tied,” Sarah said. “I look at it as
I’m making the most of what I’ve
been given. I just want to get the
word out about this to people, so
they can understand what it is.”
Pam Kidd is doing all she can
to educate people about CFS and
fibromyalgia, as well as reach out
to those already effected by ei-
ther.
She wrote a book, “I Have CFS
But I Don’t Look Sick.” It was fea-
tured at the 2011 London Book
Fair and is available through
Barnes & Noble and Amazon. In
it, she tells the story of her misdi-
agnosis, low and high points, as
TAXES
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for having children, paying a mort-
gage, going to college, and even
for paying other taxes. Plus, the
top rate on capital gains is only 15
percent.
There are so many breaks that
45 percent of U.S. households will
pay no federal income tax for
2010, according to estimates by
the Tax Policy Center, a Washing-
ton think tank.
The sheer volume of credits, de-
ductions and exemptions has
Democrats and Republicans call-
ing for tax laws to be overhauled.
House Republicans want to elim-
inate breaks to pay for lower over-
all rates, reducing the top tax rate
from 35 percent to 25 percent. Re-
publicans oppose raising taxes,
but they argue that a more effi-
cient tax code would increase eco-
nomic activity, generating addi-
tional tax revenue.
President Barack Obama said
last week he wants to do away
with tax breaks to lower the rates
and to reduce government bor-
rowing. Obama’s proposal would
result in $1trillion in tax increases
over the next 12 years.
In all, the tax code is filled with
a total of $1.1trillion in credits, de-
ductions and exemptions, an aver-
age of about $8,000 per taxpayer,
according to an analysis by the Na-
tional Taxpayer Advocate, an in-
dependent watchdog within the
IRS.
More than half of the nation’s
tax revenue came from the top 10
percent of earners in 2007. More
than 44 percent came from the top
5 percent. Still, the wealthy have
access to much more lucrative tax
breaks than people with lower in-
comes.
Obama wants the wealthy to
pay so “the amount of taxes you
pay isn’t determined by what kind
of accountant you can afford."
Eric Schoenberg says to sign
TRAILS
Continued from Page 3A
ton, will present the proposed
trail corridors. The aim of the pro-
ject is to connect the existing
trails to allow citizens to move
throughout the communities
safely.
Judy Rimple from the Anthra-
cite Scenic Trails Association will
be on hand to provide informa-
tion on local trails including the
Back Mountain Trail, the Susque-
hanna Warrior Trail, the Black
Diamond Trail and the West Side
Trail. Ellen Ferretti of the Penn-
sylvania Environmental Council
will discuss the next steps to
bring the vision to reality.
White said there is no defined
timeline on the completion of the
overall project or even phases at
this point.
He said identifying potential
trail routes is the first step. The
second step is finding funding
and seeking easements in the few
areas where the trails encroach
private property.
“There are several funding
courses available,” White said.
“There are federal and Pennsylva-
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Wheat.” The songs are inspired by
the adversities in her life.
Favorite saying: “If you want
something that you don’t have,
you have to do something you
haven’t done to accomplish it.”
Biggest inspiration: “God. That’s
what inspired me. He enabled me
to write that book, have the talent
to sing those songs and write
those lyrics. It comes through the
mind, head, there’s a driving force
that causes you to do it and that
force is Him.”
well as touches upon the strain
the disease put on her marriage
and how her children have been
affected, particularly Sarah.
“I’m very candid in the book,
which is odd because I’m a pri-
vate person,” Pam Kidd said.
“But it had to be done. I had to
put that out there so people can
understand what this is and that
those who have it can understand
they aren’t alone.”
Kidd’s fighting spirit holds to
this day and has grown.
“On my better days, I’ll go for a
walk,” she said. “That’s a victory
to me. I get repercussions, of
course, but I refuse to become a
victim of this. I will fight back.
“This book is not about a vic-
tim, but a victor.”
him up for paying higher taxes.
Schoenberg, who inherited mon-
ey and has a healthy portfolio from
his days as an investment banker,
has joined a group of other
wealthy Americans called United
for a Fair Economy. Their goal:
raise taxes on rich people like
themselves.
Shoenberg, who now teaches a
business class at Columbia Uni-
versity, said his income is usually
"north of half a million a year." But
2009 was a bad year for invest-
ments, so his income dropped to a
little over $200,000. His federal in-
come tax bill was a little more
than $2,000.
"I simply point out to people,
‘Do you think this is reasonable,
that somebody in my circum-
stances should only be paying 1
percent of their income in tax?’"
Schoenberg said.
Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the
top Republican on the Senate Fi-
nance Committee, said he has a
solution for rich people who want
to pay more in taxes: Write a check
to the IRS. There’s nothing stop-
ping you.
"There’s still time before the fil-
ing deadline for them to give Un-
cle Sam some more money,"
Hatch said.
Schoenberg said Hatch’s sug-
gestion misses the point.
"This voluntary idea clearly rep-
resents a mindset that basically
pretends there’s no such things as
collective goods that we pro-
duce," Schoenberg said. "Are you
going to let people volunteer to
build the road system? Are you go-
ing to let them volunteer to pay for
education?"
The vast majority of those who
escape federal income taxes have
low and medium incomes, and
most of them pay other taxes, in-
cluding Social Security and Medi-
care taxes, property taxes and re-
tail sales taxes.
The share of people paying no
federal income tax has dropped
slightly the past two years. It was
47 percent for 2009.
nia Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources grants
available.”
Trying to use mostly public
property, only a few easements
maybe needed where trails en-
croach private property, White
said.
Many measures are planned to
keep the trails and residents who
use them secure. Street cross
walks, extra signs, lighting and
trail patrols are some of the mea-
sures being considered.
Janet Sweeney, project manag-
er with the Northeast Pennsylva-
nia Environmental Council said
safety precautions will be re-
viewed on a case-by-case basis.
Tying the regional trails togeth-
er will take time but the effort will
have many benefits for the overall
health of the community. White
said that besides giving residents
a safe place to enjoy the outdoors,
the trails can boost the local econ-
omy.
Sweeney said she has read sev-
eral economic studies on tourism
that show trail systems do in-
crease tourism and generate eco-
nomic activity with small-busi-
ness owners.
“Where trails currently exist,
they are valued,” Sweeney said.
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S C R A N T O N / W I L K E S - B A R R E YA N K E E S
OPINION

BALDWIN STARS IN SEQUEL Flyers’ only

option is
PHIL SHERIDAN

Bobrovsky
THE QUES-
TION now: Is
their bullpen
good enough to
win it all?
That would
be the Flyers,
not the Phillies.
A team with championship
aspirations for most of the
season is suddenly faced with
the issue that has undone this
franchise too many times. In
just the second game of the
Stanley Cup tournament, the
goalie was benched.
Sergei Bobrovsky looked
overwhelmed in allowing three
goals in the first seven shots he
faced against the Buffalo Sabres
Saturday. Brian Boucher came
on in relief, restored order and
gave his team a chance to win
a game it absolutely had to
win.
So now what?
Back to Bobrovsky. It is the
only thing that makes sense.
The best argument was made
by Boucher himself, although
the veteran is also prepared to
start if called upon by coach
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Peter Laviolette.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Kevin Russo dives for the ball during Sunday’s game against the Rochester Red Wings at PNC Field. “I think it’s a role you kind of
have to grow into,” Boucher

This time, Wings pitcher gets best of Yanks Looking Ahead

By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
MOOSIC – What a difference six
days make.
On April 11, Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre roughed up Rochester start-
6
RED WINGS
ing pitcher Andrew Baldwin.
On Sunday, Yankees hitters were
silenced for the most part by the
right-hander in a 6-3 loss at PNC
3
Field.
Baldwin went seven innings, on-
YANKEES
ly allowing four hits and three runs
and striking out eight. He didn’t
walk anyone. That’s a vast improve-
ment from when he faced SWB last
week and lasted only 3 2/3 innings,
giving up 10 hits and nine runs.
N B A P L AYO F F S AREA RUNNING
“That’s the funny thing about
this game; one day you can get one
guy and the next time he’s got your
number,” Yankee center fielder Jus-
tin Maxwell said. “He did well
through seven innings, and some
times you just have to tip your cap.”
The Red Wings used a four-run
first inning en route to the victory
for its first win in Moosic in nine
games, dating back to last year.
The loss for Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre was just their second in 17
games and fourth in 21 games at
home against Rochester.
The Yankees got home runs from
Jorge Vazquez and Maxwell, but
that’s all they could muster.
“We played nine innings and
scratched and clawed,” Yankees
manager Dave Miley said. “The
home runs are nice, but we needed
more hits to set up.”
Rochester’s first inning included
every hitter batting off starting
pitcher D.J. Mitchell. The big blow
in the inning was a two-run double
by Rene Tosoni. Dustin Martin fol-
lowed with a run-scoring single
and Chase Lambin capped the scor-
ing in the frame with an RBI dou-
ble.
The Yankees got within two runs
in the bottom of the second.
See YANKEES, Page 4B
N H L P L AYO F F S
Next Game: The Yankees travel to
Allentown today for a
doubleheader with the Lehigh
Valley IronPigs. The first game
starts at 6:05 p.m.
Probable Pitchers: For the
Yankees, right-handers Andrew
Brackman (0-0, 5.40) and Amaury
Sanit (0-0, 2.84) vs. IronPigs lefty
Ryan Feierabend (0-0, 2.25) and
TBA
On Deck: The four-day, five-game
series with the IronPigs continues
until Thursday before SWB returns
home on Friday for a series with
Syracuse.
Radio: All games can be heard on
The Game (1340-AM) with Mike
Vander Woude and Jim Riley
said of coming in cold. “Obvi-
ously it’s much more comfort-
able to know you’re going to
start and prepare the day be-
fore accordingly. Sometimes
you’ve got to deal with curve-
balls. Today we didn’t have a
morning skate or much war-
mup, so you’re pretty much
going on adrenaline.”
If there is a Russian word for
“curveballs,” maybe Bobrovsky
can learn to deal with them.
But the 21-year-old rookie has
enough to deal with as he ad-
justs to the intensity of the
playoffs. He played well in
Game 1 and not so well in
Game 2.
“I don’t think we gave up a
lot of chances in the first (peri-
od),” Laviolette said. “They
just ended up in the back of
the net.”
Laviolette yanked Bobrovsky

Paul’s 33 Rangers
after he allowed a third goal on
the Sabres’ seventh shot. It was
a poor play by his teammates:
Andrej Sekera was allowed to

too much
break in all alone. But Bobrov-

climb back
sky seemed to get smaller,
giving Sekera a huge expanse
at the top of the net. He hit

for L.A.
that generous target, and Bo-
brovsky was done.

Chris Paul scores 33 points
and hands out 14 assists as
New Orleans takes Game 1.
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES — Chris
Paul had 33 points, 14 assists
and seven rebounds, and the
New Orleans
Hornets
pulled away
into series
Brandon Dubinsky scores with just 1:39
left to give New York first win.
By IRA PODELL
AP Hockey Writer
NEW YORK — Brandon Dubinsky’s
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER goal with 1:39 left snapped a tie, and the
Runners take off to start the King’s College 5K Run/Walk in Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre Rangers’ struggling offense woke up
on Sunday morning. enough to beat the Wash-
ington Capitals 3-2 on
“There are areas we could
have played better in front of
him,” Laviolette said. “I think
just the change in momentum
at that point — Boosh is a
veteran goaltender. You’ve got
somebody there who has some
presence around, some calm-
ness to him, who handles the
puck a little bit better and
takes the pressure off our de-
fensemen.”
If Boucher has a calming
effect in comparison to Bobrov-
sky, then it stands to reason
the rookie would not be as

Williams, Rizzo post windy victories

down the Sunday and get New York well-suited to that role. Not
stretch, stun- back in the first-round yet. If Boucher starts Game 3
ning the two- playoff series. tonight in Buffalo and has a

109 time defend-

ing NBA By ROBERT MINER Williams is home schooled, but
After the Rangers man-
aged only one goal in two
rough outing, things could
really spin out of control for

3
HORNETS champion Los For The Times Leader runs cross country and track for losses at Washington, Du- the Flyers.
Angeles Lak- WILKES-BARRE – Bennett Wil- Wyoming Valley West High School. binsky, Vinny Prospal and This year, Laviolette has
100 ers with a 109-
100 victory in
liams and Alana Rizzo fought
through the stiff winds in Kirby Park
Unlike Williams, Rizzo had to
come from behind to score her win
Erik Christensen figured
out young Capitals goalie
RANGERS changed goaltenders for cause
eight times now. Boucher re-
2
LAKERS
their playoff Sunday, scoring victories in the in 25:44. The 20-year-old from Ha- Michal Neuvirth to help placed Bobrovsky six times.
opener Sun- King’s College 5K Run. zleton caught and passed second- New York cut the series CAPITALS Five times, including Sunday,
day. Williams’ win was in wire-to-wire Williams place finisher Mary Stabinsky go- deficit to 2-1. Boucher restored order to the
Carl Landry fashion, breaking the tape in 19 min- ing up the last hill (dike) with about Game 4 of the Eastern chaos, allowing a single goal
scored 17 utes. The 15-year-old from Kingston one mile remaining in the race. Conference matchup will per relief appearance.
Game 2 points and outran second-place finisher Brian “(Stabinsky) slowed up on that be at Madison Square Both times Bobrovksy re-
10:30 p.m. Jarrett Jack Thomas, 41, of Tunkhannock, by 45 hill. And that’s when I made my Garden on Wednesday Game 4 lieved Boucher in the regular
Wednesday, added 15 for seconds. move,” said Rizzo, who is a sopho- night. 7 p.m. season, he gave up two goals or
TNT the seventh- “(Thomas) was the only guy run- more back court player on the Mi- Henrik Lundqvist was Wednesday, more. He played pretty well in
seeded Hornets, who over- ning near me (trailing by about 200 sericordia University volleyball sharp again, and made 24 Versus Vancouver in December, stop-
came Los Angeles’ major size yards) early in the race,” said Wil- team. “ saves for the win. New York got 35 shots ping 19 of 21 shots after Bouch-
advantage with a phenomenal liams. “He fell off the pace about half Rizzo Stabinsky, a 34-year-old avid bike through on Neuvirth after a combined 47 er was pulled for allowing four
game from Paul. The star play- way through the race. That’s when I rider from Plains Township, fin- in the opening two games — 2-1 and 2-0 goals. More recently, in a 7-0
gradually started pulling away. The wind ished 34 seconds behind the winner. loss to the Rangers last month,
See LAKERS, Page 4B was really tough, especially on the way back. Rizzo said that the wind was extremely See RANGERS, Page 4B
Boucher gave up four goals on
I just kept running as fast as I could and grad-
INSIDE: NBA roundup, Page 5B ually built my lead.” See RUN, Page 4B INSIDE: NHL roundup, Page 5B See FLYERS, Page 4B
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gle scored Angus Neary with day in Elizabethtown. T R A N S A C T I O N S Friday, April 22

the winning run in the eighth
inning.
Ryan Cacchioli was 2 for 3
with two RBI for Misericordia in
the opener.
The Cougars jumped out to
an early lead in the nightcap,
with a four-run, two-out rally in
the first inning that featured
RBI doubles from Nate Newman
and Andres Gonzalez.
Newman was 3 for 4 with two
RBI and three runs scored. Jeff
Slanovec was 2 for 4 with an
RBI, and Cacchioli was 2 for 5
with an RBI.
Mike Pena (3-0) was perfect
through three innings and al-
lowed three runs over six in-
nings of work to earn the victo-
ry.
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
Wilkes drops doubleheader
Cindy Diemer and Alysha
Bixler each homered, but FDU-
Florham’s offense was too
strong as Wilkes University
dropped both ends of a double-
header to the Devils on Sunday, long jump (4.94 meters), while
losing 9-4 and 10-7 at McManus Rachael Rutkoski was third in
Field in Madison, N.J.
Starter Lindsay Behrenshau-
sen kept the Devils at bay
through four innings in the first was seventh in the same event
game, allowing just four hits
and one run.
In the second game, the Dev- Stacey Perrins were third in the
ils struck first with a two-run
shot in the third inning.
Wilkes came right back in the icordia’s Aiden Marich and Kyle
fourth, getting three hits and
capitalizing on three FDU errors up finishes. Marich was second
to score four runs and go on top at 200 meters in 23.3 seconds
by two. Cori Saltzer and Aman- and Suponcic was second at 800
da Holston each collected RBI
singles while Kait Brown was
hit by a pitch with the bases
loaded to bring in another.
But the Devils scored five
more times in the bottom of the an identical time as Marich
inning to take a 7-4 lead.
The Lady Colonels return to
the field Tuesday when they
travel to Alvernia University to
take on the Crusaders in the
Middle Atlantic Conference
crossover doubleheader.
TENNIS
Misericordia drops two
Justin Muthler was a double-
winner in the Misericordia
University men’s tennis team’s
7-2 loss at Susquehanna on
Sunday.
Muthler won at fourth singles
(6-3,6-7, 10-6) and teamed with
Fred Hockenbury to win at
second doubles.
On the woman’s side, Cassie
Foy won twice in the Miser-
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Today
H.S. BASEBALL
(4:15 p.m.)
Wyoming Area at Crestwood
Berwick at Holy Redeemer
GAR at Northwest
Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area
Tunkhannock at Coughlin
Dallas at Hazleton Area
H.S. SOFTBALL
(4:15 p.m.)
Wyoming Area at Crestwood
Berwick at Holy Redeemer
Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area
Tunkhannock at Coughlin
Dallas at Hazleton Area
Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area
H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL
(5:45 p.m.)
Tunkhannock at Crestwood
Holy Redeemer at Lake-Lehman
Pittston Area at Abington Heights
West Side Tech at Nanticoke
Wyoming Valley West at Wyoming Area
H.S. BOYS TENNIS
(4:15 p.m.)
Wyoming Seminary at Wyoming Valley West
Berwick at Hazleton Area
Holy Redeemer at GAR
MMI at Meyers
Pittston Area at Dallas
Tunkhannock at Crestwood
Wyoming Area at Coughlin
H.S. GIRLS SOCCER
(4:15 p.m. unless noted)
Berwick at Hazleton Area
Coughlin at Nanticoke
Holy Redeemer at Delaware Valley
Crestwood at Wyoming Valley West
Dallas at Lake-Lehman, 6:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMENS LACROSSE
Lancaster Bible at King’s, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
(3 p.m.)
SUNY Oneonta at King’s
Misericordia at Lycoming
COLLEGE GOLF
Wilkes and Misericorida at Misericordia Invitational
in Mount Laurel, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMENS TENNIS
Scranton at Wilkes, 3:30 p.m.
With the win, Elizabethtown
improved to 9-5 overall while
standing 4-0 in Commonwealth
Conference play. King’s, mean-
while, slipped to 5-9 overall
while standing 2-2 in the MAC
Freedom Conference.
Freshman Chris DiMino was
the lone winner for King’s, im-
proving his singles mark to 13-2
with a 6-1, 2-6, 10-2 triumph
over Dylan Haefner.
The Monarchs return to the
court at 3:30 p.m. today for a
matchup against Albright Col-
lege in Reading.
TRACK AND FIELD
Miseri pair posts wins
Misericordia University wom-
en’s track and field standouts Jill
Dunn and Ashlee Ward both
won events at the Bloomsburg
Husky Invitational on Saturday.
Dunn won the 400-meter
hurdles in 1 minute, 7 seconds,
and Ward won the high jump
with a jump of 1.54 meters.
Kayla Attig was second in the
the pole vault (2.7 meters).
Marina Orrson was third at 800
(2:25.6), and Bridget Comiskey
(2:29.4).
Dunn, Steph Grow, Attig and
4-by-100 relay (51.1).
On the men’s side, Miser-
Suponcic both recorded runner-
meters in 1:59.8.
Marich was also third in the
100 (11.5), while Bryan Palmaio-
li was seventh (12.4). Joe Lay-
man was third in the 200 with
Pat Blaskiewicz was third in
the 10,000 with a time of
34:59.91.
In the field events, Art Pupa
was third in the hammer throw
with a throw of 38.12 meters,
while Joe Ardo was fourth at
37.55 meters.
H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE
Middleburg 12, Dallas 11
Madeline Mulhern and Emily
Capitano scored six and three
goals respectively for Dallas,
and Lynn Viercinski and Evonna
Ackourey added a goal each, but
Dallas lost to Middleburg at
home.
Cara Pricher and Mulhern
added an assist each in the
setback.
Tuesday
H.S. BASEBALL
(4:15 p.m.)
MMI at Hanover Area
GAR at Lake-Lehman
Meyers at Northwest
Wyoming Seminary at West Side Tech
H.S. SOFTBALL
(4:15 p.m.)
Crestwood at Hazleton Area
MMI at Hanover Area
GAR at Lake-Lehman
Meyers at Northwest
Wyoming Seminary at West Side Tech
H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL
(5:45 p.m.)
Hanover Area at Dallas
Delaware Valley at Berwick
Coughlin at Hazleton Area
Meyers at North Pocono
H.S. GIRLS SOCCER
(4:15 p.m.)
Wyoming Area at Honesdale
Tunkhannock at Hanover Area
MMI at Pittston Area
Meyers at Wyoming Seminary
GAR at North Pocono
H.S. BOYS TENNIS
Dallas at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
King’s at Scranton, 4 p.m.
Misericordia at Marywood, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Wilkes at Alvernia, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE MENS TENNIS
King’s at Albright, 3:30 p.m.
W H A T ’ S O N
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN, COMCAST — Milwaukee at Philadelphia
ROOT -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 2, Philadelphia at
Miami
9:30 p.m.
TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 2, Indiana at Chi-
cago
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
VERSUS — Playoffs, Eastern Conference quarter-
finals, game 3, Philadelphia at Buffalo
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated OF Grady Size-
more from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Mitch Talbot
on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 12.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled RHP Jim Hoey
from Rochester (IL). Optioned RHP Jeff Manship to
Rochester.
National League
NEW YORK METS—Recalled RHP Dillon Gee
from Buffalo (IL). Designated LHP Pat Misch for as-
signment.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed LHP Barry Zi-
to on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP
Ryan Vogelsong from Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Todd
Coffey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 9. Re-
called RHP Collin Balester from Syracuse (IL).
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Tyler Randell.
I N T E R N AT I O N A L
LEAGUE
At A Glance
All Times EDT
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Lehigh Valley (Phillies).............. 6 3 .667 —
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(Yankees) .................................... 5 4
Pawtucket (Red Sox) ................. 6 5
Syracuse (Nationals) ................. 5 5
Rochester (Twins)...................... 4 6
Buffalo (Mets) ............................. 4 7
South Division
W L
Durham (Rays) ........................... 7 4
Gwinnett (Braves) ...................... 6 4
Charlotte (White Sox) ................ 5 4
Norfolk (Orioles) .........................
West Division
2 8
W L Pct. GB
Louisville (Reds)......................... 9 2 .818 —
Columbus (Indians).................... 8 3 .727 1
Toledo (Tigers) ........................... 3 8 .273 6
Indianapolis (Pirates) ................. 2 9 .182 7 Tuesday, April 19: Manchester at Binghamton, 7:05
Saturday's Games
Lehigh Valley 4, Syracuse 2
Indianapolis 7, Louisville 1
Columbus 10, Toledo 4
Pawtucket 2, Buffalo 1, 10 innings
Rochester at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, ppd., rain
Durham 1, Gwinnett 0
Charlotte at Norfolk, ppd., rain
Sunday's Games
Columbus 6, Toledo 2
Pawtucket 10, Buffalo 6
Rochester 6, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3
Pawtucket 2, Buffalo 1, 10 innings
Norfolk 8, Charlotte 3
Lehigh Valley 10, Syracuse 6
Louisville 6, Indianapolis 4, 13 innings
Gwinnett 18, Durham 7
Monday's Games
Toledo at Columbus, 11:35 a.m.
Gwinnett at Durham, 1:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley, 6:05 p.m.,
1st game
Rochester at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Pawtucket, 6:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.
Charlotte at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley, 8:35 p.m.,
2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Rochester at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Pawtucket, 6:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Toledo, 6:30 p.m.
Louisville at Columbus, 6:35 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
E A S T E R N
L E A G U E
At A Glance
All Times EDT
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
Reading (Phillies)....................... 8 3 .727 —
New Britain (Twins).................... 7 3 .700
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) ..... 5 5 .500 21⁄2
Portland (Red Sox)..................... 4 5 .444
Trenton (Yankees) ..................... 4 6 .400 31⁄2
Binghamton (Mets)..................... 3 6 .333
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Altoona (Pirates)......................... 5 5 .500 —
Bowie (Orioles)........................... 5 5 .500 —
Erie (Tigers) ................................ 5 5 .500 —
Richmond (Giants) ..................... 5 5 .500 —
Akron (Indians) ........................... 5 6 .455
Harrisburg (Nationals) ............... 4 6 .400
Saturday's Games
New Hampshire at Binghamton, ppd., rain
Harrisburg at Trenton, ppd., rain
Richmond at Altoona, ppd., rain
Akron at Reading, ppd., rain
Erie at Bowie, ppd., rain
Portland at New Britain, ppd., rain
Sunday's Games
Trenton 8, Harrisburg 0, 1st game
Reading 5, Akron 2, 1st game
Binghamton 4, New Hampshire 1
Portland 11, New Britain 6
Altoona 5, Richmond 1
Bowie 11, Erie 7, 1st game
Reading 5, Akron 4, 8 innings, 2nd game
Harrisburg 8, Trenton 2, 2nd game
Erie 2, Bowie 1, 8 innings, 2nd game
Monday's Games
Harrisburg at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.
Portland at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Erie at Reading, 6:35 p.m.
Akron at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Richmond at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Harrisburg at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.
Portland at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Erie at Reading, 6:35 p.m.
Akron at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Richmond at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
N H L
PLAYOFF GLANCE
All Times EDT
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
Wednesday, April 13
Detroit 4, Phoenix 2
Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0
Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Vancouver 2, Chicago 0
Nashville 4, Anaheim 1
Thursday, April 14
Montreal 2, Boston 0
Buffalo 1, Philadelphia 0
San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Friday, April 15
Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1, series tied 1-1
Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Vancouver 4, Chicago 3
Anaheim 5, Nashville 3
T V Saturday, April 16
Detroit 4, Phoenix 3, Detroit leads series 2-0
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, series tied 1-1
Montreal 3, Boston 1, Montreal leads series 2-0
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 0, series tied 1-1
Sunday, April 17
N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2, Washington leads
series 2-1
Nashville 4, Anaheim 3, Nashville leads series 2-1
Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, Vancouver leads series
3-0
Monday, April 18
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19
Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.
x-Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 23
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 3 p.m.
x-Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
x-Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD
Sunday, April 24
x-Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
x-Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
x-Anaheim at Nashville, TBD
x-Detroit at Phoenix, TBD
Monday, April 25
x-Washington at N.Y. Rangers, TBD
x-Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, TBD
x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD
Tuesday, April 26
x-Buffalo at Philadelphia, TBD
x-Boston at Montreal, TBD
x-Chicago at Vancouver, TBD
x-Nashville at Anaheim, TBD
Wednesday, April 27
x-Montreal at Boston TBD
x-N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD
x-Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD
x-Phoenix at Detroit, TBD
x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD
A H L
Playoff Glance
.556 1 28. (12) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 187, 50.9, 16,
.545 1 All Times EDT
(x-if necessary)
.500 1 ⁄2
1
.400 21⁄2 FIRST ROUND
.364 3 BEST OF 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pct. GB Portland 2, Connecticut 1
Thursday, April 14: Portland 3, Connecticut 2
.636 — Saturday, April 16: Portland 3, Connecticut 2, OT
.600 1
⁄2 Sunday, April 17: Connecticut 3, Portland 1
.556 1 Tuesday, April 19: Portland at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.
.200 41⁄2
x-Saturday, April 23: Portland at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
x-Monday, April 25: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.
Manchester 2, Binghamton 1
Thursday, April 14: Manchester 2, Binghamton 1
Friday, April 15: Binghamton 4, Manchester 3, OT
Sunday, April 17: Manchester 5, Binghamton 4, OT
p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Manchester at Binghamton,
7:05 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Binghamton at Manchester, 7
p.m.
x-Saturday, April 23: Binghamton at Manchester, 7
p.m.
Norfolk 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0
Friday, April 15: Norfolk 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1
Saturday, April16: Norfolk 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
0
Tuesday, April 19: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Nor-
folk, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at
Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Norfolk,
7:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 23: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton, 7:05 p.m.
x-Monday, April 25: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton, 7:05 p.m.
Hershey 1, Charlotte 1
Thursday, April 14: Charlotte 5, Hershey 4
Sunday, April 17: Hershey 4, Charlotte 2
Tuesday, April 19: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 24: Charlotte at Hershey, 5 p.m.
x-Monday, April 25: Charlotte at Hershey, 7 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Lake Erie 1, Manitoba 1
Saturday, April 16: Lake Erie 6, Manitoba 4
Sunday, April 17: Manitoba 3, Lake Erie 2, OT
Tuesday, April 19: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 24: Manitoba at Lake Erie, 4 p.m.
x-Tuesday, April 26: Manitoba at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.
Hamilton 2, Oklahoma City 0
Thursday, April 14: Hamilton 5, Oklahoma City 2
Saturday, April 16: Hamilton 2, Oklahoma City 1
Tuesday, April 19: Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 8:05
p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Hamilton at Oklahoma City,
8:05 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 8:05
p.m.
x-Sunday, April 24: Oklahoma City at Hamilton, 4
⁄2
1
p.m.
x-Monday, April 25: Oklahoma City at Hamilton,
3 7:30 p.m.
Houston 2, Peoria 0
Wednesday, April 13: Houston 4, Peoria 1
4 M.Kenseth, 3 times for 8 laps; M.Truex Jr., 4 times
Friday, April 15: Houston 3, Peoria 2, OT
Monday, April 18: Houston at Peoria, 8:05 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: Houston at Peoria, 8:05 p.m.
x-Wednesday, April 20: Houston at Peoria, 8:05
p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Peoria at Houston, 8:35 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 24: Peoria at Houston, 5:05 p.m.
Milwaukee 1, Texas 1
1
⁄2
1
Thursday, April 14: Milwaukee 5, Texas 2
Saturday, April 16: Texas 3, Milwaukee 1
Tuesday, April 19: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30
p.m.
Friday, April 22: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
x-Monday, April 25: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. x-
Tuesday, April 26: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
N B A
Playoff Glance
All Times EDT
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
Saturday, April 16
Chicago 104, Indiana 99, Chicago leads series 1-0
Miami 97, Philadelphia 89, Miami leads series 1-0
Atlanta 103, Orlando 93, Atlanta leads series 1-0
Dallas 89, Portland 81, Dallas leads series 1-0
Sunday, April 17
Memphis 101, San Antonio 98, Memphis leads se-
ries 1-0
New Orleans 109, L.A. Lakers 100, New Orleans
leads series 1-0
Boston 87, New York 85, Boston leads series 1-0
Denver at Oklahoma City, (n)
Monday, April 18
Philadelphia at Miami, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19
New York at Boston, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Boston at New York, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23
Chicago at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 24
Miami at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Boston at New York, 3:30 p.m.
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
Monday, April 25
San Antonio at Memphis, TBD
x-Portland at Dallas, TBD
Oklahoma City at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26
x-Indiana at Chicago, TBD
x-New York at Boston, TBD
x-Atlanta at Orlando, TBD
x-New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, TBD
Wednesday, April 27
x-Philadelphia at Miami, TBD
x-Memphis at San Antonio, TBD
x-Denver at Oklahoma City, TBD
Thursday, April 28
x-Chicago at Indiana, TBD
x-Orlando at Atlanta, TBD
8. (3) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 188, 74.1, 37,
$115,625.
9. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 188, 58.3, 35,
$131,033.
10. (36) Joey Logano, Toyota, 188, 94.4, 35,
$116,975.
11. (16) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 188, 86.2, 33,
$135,486.
12. (5) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 188, 103.4, 33,
$97,525.
13. (26) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188, 93.2, 32,
$105,350.
14. (14) David Reutimann, Toyota, 188, 90.1, 30,
$123,183.
15. (18) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188, 102.8, 30,
$120,595.
16. (27) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188, 101.6, 29,
$102,575.
17. (30) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 188, 55.5, 27,
$133,908.
18. (8) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 188, 104.9, 27,
$132,875.
19. (37) Andy Lally, Ford, 188, 43.2, 25, $100,050.
20. (42) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 188, 46.3, 24,
$107,083.
21. (21) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188, 56.3, 24,
$124,289.
22. (40) Casey Mears, Toyota, 188, 50.2, 23,
$88,350.
23. (29) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188, 69.8, 21,
$133,425.
24. (15) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 188, 73.4, 21,
$113,370.
25. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 188, 72, 20,
$125,825.
26. (43) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 188, 48.2, 18,
$82,625.
27. (35) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 188, 66.6, 18,
$99,333.
$81,525.
29. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184, 37, 0, $97,333.
30. (13) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 177, 47.3,
14, $123,658.
31. (6) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 170, 46.5, 0,
$93,872.
32. (24) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 157, 51.5, 13,
$113,316.
33. (19) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 154, 80.1, 12,
$89,650.
34. (41) Terry Labonte, Ford, engine, 152, 45.9, 10,
$80,575.
35. (34) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 144, 92.7,
10, $128,266.
36. (25) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 139, 85.6, 9,
$117,211.
37. (31) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 139, 50, 8, $88,100.
38. (9) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 115, 43.6, 6,
$106,964.
39. (7) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 89, 82.2, 6,
$87,550.
40. (11) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 89, 76.5, 0,
$87,275.
41. (22) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 5, 27.4,
0, $79,025.
42. (33) Steve Park, Chevrolet, electrical, 4, 26.9, 0,
$78,855.
43. (32) Kevin Conway, Toyota, electrical, 1, 25.8,
0, $79,181.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 156.261 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, 1 second.
Margin of Victory: 0.002 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 88 among 26 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1-4; C.Bowyer 5; J.Gordon
6-9; R.Newman 10; B.Keselowski 11; C.Bowyer
12-13; J.Johnson 14; C.Bowyer 15-18; K.Kahne 19;
C.Bowyer 20-21; D.Ragan 22; Ku.Busch 23; Ky-
.Busch 24-25; D.Ragan 26; Ky.Busch 27; C.Bo-
wyer 28; C.Edwards 29; C.Bowyer 30-34; J.Logano
35; C.Bowyer 36; M.Ambrose 37; M.Kenseth
38-42; J.Logano 43; R.Smith 44-45; J.Burton
46-47; G.Biffle 48; J.Burton 49; M.Kenseth 50-51;
B.Keselowski 52; D.Earnhardt Jr. 53; M.Kenseth
54; D.Earnhardt Jr. 55-56; G.Biffle 57-58; T.Bayne
59; D.Earnhardt Jr. 60-63; T.Bayne 64-66; D.Earn-
hardt Jr. 67-70; T.Bayne 71; C.Bowyer 72-75;
J.Johnson 76-82; R.Newman 83; J.Johnson 84-88;
R.Newman 89-92; C.Edwards 93; M.Martin 94;
P.Menard 95-96; C.Bowyer 97; Ku.Busch 98-99;
D.Blaney 100; C.Edwards 101-103; Ku.Busch
104-108; C.Bowyer 109-110; Ku.Busch 111-114;
R.Smith 115; C.Bowyer 116; R.Smith 117; C.Bowyer
118; D.Blaney 119-121; K.Harvick 122; Ku.Busch
123-128; C.Edwards 129; C.Mears 130; P.Menard
131-132; R.Smith 133; J.Burton 134; D.Blaney
135-140; B.Labonte 141; M.Truex Jr. 142; K.Harvick
143-146; M.Truex Jr. 147; Ku.Busch 148; K.Harvick
149; M.Truex Jr. 150; K.Harvick 151; J.Burton
152-153; J.McMurray 154; D.Blaney 155-157; C.Bo-
wyer 158-168; R.Smith 169; C.Bowyer 170;
M.Truex Jr. 171-173; D.Blaney 174-177; K.Harvick
178-179; D.Blaney 180-183; C.Edwards 184; C.Bo-
wyer 185; C.Edwards 186; J.Gordon 187; J.John-
son 188.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
C.Bowyer, 15 times for 38 laps; D.Blaney, 6 times
for 21 laps; Ku.Busch, 6 times for 19 laps; J.John-
son, 4 times for 14 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 4 times for
11 laps; J.Gordon, 3 times for 9 laps; K.Harvick, 5
times for 9 laps; C.Edwards, 6 times for 8 laps;
for 6 laps; R.Smith, 5 times for 6 laps; J.Burton, 4
times for 6 laps; R.Newman, 3 times for 6 laps;
T.Bayne, 3 times for 5 laps; P.Menard, 2 times for 4
laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 3 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times
for 3 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 2 laps; B.Keselow-
ski, 2 times for 2 laps; D.Ragan, 2 times for 2 laps;
M.Martin, 1 time for 1 lap; J.McMurray, 1 time for 1
lap; C.Mears, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Labonte, 1 time for 1
lap; M.Ambrose, 1 time for 1 lap; K.Kahne, 1 time for
1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. C.Edwards, 295; 2. J.Johnson,
290; 3. D.Earnhardt Jr., 276; 4. K.Harvick, 268; 5.
Ku.Busch, 267; 6. Ky.Busch, 257; 7. R.Newman,
253; 8. M.Kenseth, 252; 9. J.Montoya, 246; 10.
C.Bowyer, 245; 11. P.Menard, 242; 12. T.Stewart,
240.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories:
Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running
Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under
Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Fin-
ish.
P G A
Valero Texas Open Scores
Sunday
At TPC San Antonio
San Antonio
Purse: $6.2 million
Yardage: 7,435;Par: 72
Final Round
Brendan Steele (500),
$1,116,000 ...................................69-72-68-71—280
Charley Hoffman (245),
$545,600 ......................................68-73-72-68—281
Kevin Chappell (245),
$545,600 ......................................68-73-70-70—281
Brandt Snedeker (135),
$297,600 ......................................69-72-70-71—282
Fredrik Jacobson (100),
$226,300 ......................................72-75-67-69—283
Pat Perez (100), $226,300.........71-74-67-71—283
Cameron Tringale (100),
$226,300 ......................................71-71-68-73—283
Charles Howell III (85),
$192,200 ......................................71-73-68-72—284
Keegan Bradley (78), $173,600 73-73-71-68—285
Martin Laird (78), $173,600 .......72-74-69-70—285
Scott Stallings (63), $136,400...71-73-75-67—286
J.B. Holmes (63), $136,400.......70-73-72-71—286
Kevin Sutherland (63),
$136,400 ......................................71-70-74-71—286
Dean Wilson (63), $136,400......70-72-72-72—286
Brandt Jobe (53), $90,055.........75-69-73-70—287
Roland Thatcher (53), $90,055 .74-74-70-69—287
Kevin Streelman (53), $90,055 .69-76-72-70—287
Hunter Haas (53), $90,055 ........75-70-71-71—287
Johnson Wagner (53), $90,055 71-75-70-71—287
Bobby Gates (53), $90,055........70-78-68-71—287
Steve Flesch (53), $90,055 .......71-76-68-72—287
Rich Beem (53), $90,055...........71-70-72-74—287
John Senden (45), $52,257.......71-74-72-71—288
Brian Gay (45), $52,257 .............71-74-72-71—288
Nathan Green (45), $52,257 ......75-73-69-71—288
Geoff Ogilvy (45), $52,257 ........69-72-74-73—288
Brendon de Jonge (45),
$52,257 ........................................72-72-71-73—288
Martin Piller (45), $52,257 .........70-75-70-73—288
Adam Scott (45), $52,257..........68-74-70-76—288
Troy Matteson (39), $37,665 .....69-76-73-71—289
Blake Adams (39), $37,665 .......71-74-73-71—289
Ryuji Imada (39), $37,665 .........72-75-70-72—289
Matt Every (39), $37,665............73-69-74-73—289
Justin Leonard (39), $37,665 ....73-75-71-70—289
Briny Baird (39), $37,665 ...........71-75-70-73—289
Kris Blanks (32), $27,319...........71-73-73-73—290
Bryce Molder (32), $27,319.......73-75-70-72—290
Arjun Atwal (17), $14,431 ..........71-77-71-74—293
Ben Martin (17), $14,431 ...........73-74-72-74—293
James Driscoll (17), $14,431.....74-73-73-73—293
Woody Austin (17), $14,431 ......73-73-74-73—293
Paul Goydos (17), $14,431........71-74-75-73—293
Fabian Gomez (17), $14,431 ....72-74-76-71—293
Bio Kim (17), $14,431.................78-69-76-70—293
Shaun Micheel (9), $13,392 ......72-73-73-76—294
Bo Van Pelt (9), $13,392............75-73-69-77—294
Chad Campbell (9), $13,392 .....71-73-74-76—294
Jim Herman (9), $13,392 ...........69-78-73-74—294
Scott Verplank (9), $13,392.......75-72-73-74—294
Stewart Cink (9), $13,392 ..........67-78-75-74—294
Michael Connell (9), $13,392 ....73-70-78-73—294
Chris Riley (4), $12,772 .............74-72-74-75—295
Steven Bowditch (4), $12,772...77-69-75-74—295
Joseph Bramlett (4), $12,772....70-74-78-73—295
Jim Renner (1), $12,338 ............72-72-74-78—296
Justin Hicks (1), $12,338 ...........77-71-74-74—296
Frank Lickliter II (1), $12,338.....70-77-75-74—296
J.J. Henry (1), $12,338...............67-78-77-74—296
Bob Estes (1), $12,028 ..............71-76-73-77—297
Billy Horschel (1), $11,842 ........71-74-74-80—299
David Duval (1), $11,842 ...........75-72-76-76—299
Scott Gutschewski (1), $11,65676-72-80-72—300
Tim Petrovic (1), $11,532 ..........72-76-80-75—303
Colt Knost (1), $11,408 ..............73-73-81-80—307
C H A M P I O N S
T O U R
Outback Steakhouse
Pro-Am Scores
Sunday
At TPC Tampa Bay
Lutz, Fla.
Purse: $1.7 million
Yardage: 6,828; Par: 71
(Charles Schwab Cup points in parentheses)
Final
John Cook (255), $255,000.............66-65-73—204
Jay Don Blake (150), $149,600 ......66-68-70—204
Joe Ozaki (112), $112,200 ..............69-69-68—206
Russ Cochran (112), $112,200.......64-68-74—206
Michael Allen (75), $74,800 ............71-68-69—208
Tom Pernice, Jr. (75), $74,800 .......68-68-72—208
Nick Price (58), $57,800 ..................71-68-70—209
Olin Browne (58), $57,800 ..............70-69-70—209
Mark Calcavecchia (41), $40,800 ..69-69-72—210
Larry Mize (41), $40,800 .................70-68-72—210
Peter Senior (41), $40,800 ..............69-68-73—210
Hale Irwin (41), $40,800 ..................70-68-72—210
Joey Sindelar (41), $40,800 ............68-68-74—210
David Eger, $30,600 ........................74-68-69—211
Mark O’Meara, $30,600 ...................72-69-70—211
Keith Fergus, $30,600......................73-68-70—211
Tom Lehman, $25,557 .....................73-69-70—212
Tom Jenkins, $25,557......................72-68-72—212
Don Pooley, $25,557........................69-70-73—212
Mike Goodes, $19,958.....................68-72-73—213
Corey Pavin, $19,958 ......................73-72-68—213
Tim Simpson, $19,958 .....................68-72-73—213
Ted Schulz, $19,958 ........................68-72-73—213
Kenny Perry, $19,958 ......................67-73-73—213
Lee Rinker, $14,186 .........................69-74-71—214
Andy Bean, $14,186 .........................70-73-71—214
Bob Tway, $14,186...........................74-67-73—214
Loren Roberts, $14,186...................70-71-73—214
Steve Lowery, $14,186 ....................71-70-73—214
Phil Blackmar, $14,186....................73-68-73—214
Scott Hoch, $14,186.........................70-74-70—214
Brad Bryant, $14,186 .......................75-70-69—214
Chip Beck, $14,186 ..........................71-68-75—214
Mark Wiebe, $10,234.......................70-72-73—215
Fuzzy Zoeller, $10,234 ....................72-71-72—215
Chien Soon Lu, $10,234 ..................69-74-72—215
Tommy Armour III, $10,234 ............72-72-71—215
Jay Haas, $10,234............................70-70-75—215
Jeff Sluman, $8,500..........................71-73-72—216
John Jacobs, $8,500 ........................70-75-71—216
Craig Stadler, $8,500 .......................74-74-68—216
Tom Wargo, $8,500..........................70-68-78—216
Mike Reid, $7,480.............................71-73-73—217
Tom Purtzer, $7,480 ........................68-77-72—217
Bruce Fleisher, $5,780.....................72-72-74—218
Rod Spittle, $5,780 ...........................70-74-74—218
Morris Hatalsky, $5,780 ...................73-73-72—218
Wayne Levi, $5,780..........................75-71-72—218
John Morse, $5,780..........................75-72-71—218
Keith Clearwater, $5,780 .................73-74-71—218
Vicente Fernandez, $5,780 .............75-72-71—218
Fred Funk, $5,780 ............................72-75-71—218
Dana Quigley, $3,825 ......................71-72-76—219
David Frost, $3,825 ..........................68-77-74—219
J.L. Lewis, $3,825.............................72-76-71—219
Dan Forsman, $3,825.......................73-75-71—219
Gary Hallberg, $3,825......................78-71-70—219
Tom Kite, $3,825 ..............................71-78-70—219
Jim Thorpe, $3,060 ..........................72-71-77—220
Bobby Wadkins, $3,060...................70-73-77—220
Walter Hall, $3,060 ...........................75-73-72—220
Bob Gilder, $2,635............................69-75-77—221
Ben Crenshaw, $2,635.....................71-74-76—221
Larry Nelson, $2,380........................76-75-71—222
Bill Glasson, $2,125 .........................72-72-79—223
David Peoples, $2,125.....................78-74-71—223
Mark Brooks, $1,785 ........................76-69-79—224
Hal Sutton, $1,785............................73-73-78—224
Roger Chapman, $1,547 .................72-74-80—226
Leonard Thompson, $1,547............77-76-73—226
Peter Jacobsen, $1,292...................74-74-79—227
Jim Gallagher, Jr., $1,292 ...............79-73-75—227
Frankie Minoza, $1,292 ...................75-78-74—227
Jay Sigel, $1,088 ..............................80-74-75—229
Allen Doyle, $1,088 ..........................78-78-73—229
D.A. Weibring, $986 .........................73-86-75—234
Dave Eichelberger, $918.................86-79-75—240
PGA
E U R O P E A N /A S I A N
TOURS
Malaysian Open
Leading Scores
Sunday
At Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $2.5 million
Yardage: 6,967;Par: 72
Final
Matteo Manassero, Italy .............66-71-67-68—272
Gregory Bourdy, France ............71-69-66-67—273
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland ..69-64-72-69—274
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain .....69-70-69-67—275
Alexander Noren, Sweden.........64-69-71-71—275
Felipe Aguilar, Chile ...................70-70-66-70—276
Simon Dyson, England...............70-64-76-68—278
Siddikur Rahman, Bangladesh ..68-71-71-69—279
Alejandro Canizares, Spain .......69-72-68-71—280
Martin Kaymer, Germany ...........70-71-67-72—280
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa .73-71-67-70—281
Stephen Gallacher, Scotland ....67-70-72-72—281
Robert Rock, England ................70-71-70-71—282
Shiv Kapur, India.........................71-69-71-71—282
James Morrison, England ..........69-71-70-72—282
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark..........73-70-72-67—282
Soren Hansen, Denmark ...........70-72-72-69—283
Joost Luiten, Netherlands ..........72-69-71-71—283
Jason Knutzon, United States ...70-71-71-71—283
Baek Seuk-hyun, South Korea..70-73-70-70—283
Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium .......70-70-72-71—283
Danny Willet, England ................71-69-72-71—283
Daniel Gaunt, Australia...............69-69-71-74—283
Tim Stewart, Australia ................73-71-70-69—283
Kenichi Kuboya, Japan ..............74-70-65-74—283
Mark Brown, New Zealand ........73-71-70-69—283
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand ......73-71-68-71—283
F I G H T
S C H E D U L E
April 19
At Pakchong, Thailand, Kwanthai Sithmorseng vs.
Muhammad Rachman, 12, for Sithmorseng’s WBA
World minimumweight title.
April 22
At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
(ESPN2), Breidis Prescott vs. Bayan Jargal, 10,
light welterweights.
April 23
At Nokia Theater, Los Angeles (SHO), Joseph Ag-
beko vs. Abner Mares, 12, for Agbeko’s IBF ban-
tamweight title; Yonnhy Perez vs. Vic Darchinyan,
12, bantamweights.
April 29
At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Victor Cayo vs. Tim Cole-
man, 12, IBF junior welterweight eliminator.
April 30
At Mannheim, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs. De-
reck Chisora, 12, for Klitschko’s WBO-IBO heavy-
weight titles.
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N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
STANDINGS/STATS
S TA N D I N G S Nationals 8, Brewers 4 Twins 4, Rays 2
First Game Minnesota Tampa Bay
AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi
ab r h bi ab r h bi Tolbert 2b 5 0 1 1 Fuld dh 5 0 2 0
East Division ACasill ss 5 0 0 0 Damon lf 1 0 1 1
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Weeks 2b 5 1 1 0 Espinos 2b 4 1 1 3
Counsll ss 4 0 1 0 Ankiel cf 4 0 2 0 Kubel rf 3 1 1 1 Joyce lf 2 0 0 0
New York........................................ 9 5 .643 — — 6-4 W-2 8-3 1-2 Thome dh 4 0 1 0 BUpton cf 3 0 1 0
Toronto ........................................... 7 8 .467 21⁄2 3 3-7 L-2 4-2 3-6 Braun lf 4 0 1 1 Werth rf 4 1 1 0
Fielder 1b 5 0 1 1 AdLRc 1b 4 0 1 0 LHughs pr-dh 0 0 0 0 FLopez 3b 4 0 1 0
Baltimore......................................... 6 8 .429 3 31⁄2 2-8 L-7 3-3 3-5 DYong lf 4 0 1 0 Shppch c 4 0 1 0
Tampa Bay ..................................... 6 9 .400 31⁄2 4 6-4 L-1 3-6 3-3 McGeh 3b 5 1 3 1 Morse lf 2 1 1 1
Kotsay rf 4 0 2 0 L.Nix lf 1 0 0 0 Cuddyr 1b 4 1 1 0 Jaso pr-c 0 0 0 0
Boston............................................. 4 10 .286 5 51⁄2 4-6 W-2 4-4 0-6 Valenci 3b 3 0 0 0 Zobrist rf 3 1 0 0
Lucroy c 4 0 1 0 Dsmnd ss 4 2 2 1
Central Division Gomez cf 3 1 1 0 IRdrgz c 4 1 1 3 Holm c 4 1 2 0 SRdrgz 2b 4 0 1 1
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Gallard p 2 0 1 1 Cora 3b 3 1 1 0 Repko cf 4 1 2 1 DJhnsn 1b 3 0 0 0
Cleveland....................................... 11 4 .733 — — 8-2 W-3 7-2 4-2 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 Marqus p 3 1 1 0 EJhnsn ss 3 1 1 0
Kansas City ................................... 10 5 .667 1 — 6-4 L-1 7-3 3-2 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 3 Totals 32 2 8 2
Chicago.......................................... 7 8 .467 4 3 4-6 L-4 4-6 3-2 Kintzlr p 0 0 0 0 Gaudin p 0 0 0 0 Minnesota .......................... 000 130 000 — 4
Detroit............................................. 7 9 .438 41⁄2 31⁄2 5-5 L-2 3-3 4-6 Kottars ph 1 1 1 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay......................... 001 100 000 — 2
Minnesota ...................................... 5 10 .333 6 5 3-7 W-1 2-3 3-7 Totals 38 413 4 Totals 33 811 8 E—Shoppach (1). DP—Minnesota 1. LOB—Minne-
West Division Milwaukee.......................... 100 100 002 — 4 sota 7, Tampa Bay 8. 2B—D.Young (3), Cuddyer
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington ....................... 000 133 01x — 8 (2), Holm (1), E.Johnson (2). 3B—Tolbert (1), S.Ro-
Los Angeles .................................. 10 5 .667 — — 8-2 W-5 4-2 6-3 DP—Milwaukee 1, Washington 2. LOB—Milwau- driguez (2). HR—Kubel (2). SB—Repko (1). S—
Texas ............................................. 10 5 .667 — — 5-5 L-2 6-0 4-5 kee 10, Washington 2. 2B—Desmond (4). HR—Es- Damon.
Oakland.......................................... 8 8 .500 21⁄2 21⁄2 6-4 W-2 3-4 5-4 pinosa (2), Desmond (2), I.Rodriguez (1). SF— IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle ............................................ 5 11 .313 51⁄2 51⁄2 3-7 W-1 2-4 3-7 Morse. Minnesota
IP H R ER BB SO Duensing W,1-0 ...... 7 7 2 2 2 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE Perkins H,2 .............. 1 1 0 0 1 0
AP PHOTO East Division Milwaukee
Gallardo L,1-1 ......... 51⁄3 10 7 7 0 5 Capps S,1-2 ............ 1 0 0 0 0 0
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez cannot catch a Philadelphia................................... 10 4 .714 — — 7-3 W-1 6-2 4-2 Stetter....................... 2⁄3
Kintzler ..................... 2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2 Hellickson L,1-2 ...... 7 6 4 4 2 3
Florida ............................................ 8 6 .571 2 — 6-4 L-1 3-3 5-3 McGee...................... 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0
double by the Florida Marlins’ Hanley Ramirez in the fourth Washington ................................... 8 7 .533 21⁄2 1
⁄2 7-3 W-3 5-4 3-3 Washington
A.Russell.................. 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 0
Atlanta ............................................ 7 9 .438 4 2 4-6 L-1 4-5 3-4 Marquis W,1-0......... 7 9 2 2 1 4
inning of a game Sunday in Philadelphia. New York ....................................... 5 11 .313 6 4 2-8 W-1 1-6 4-5 Slaten........................ 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 C.Ramos .................. 2⁄3
HBP—by Capps (D.Johnson). WP—C.Ramos.
0 0 0 0 1
Gaudin ...................... 2⁄3 1 2 2 2 2
Central Division Umpires—Home, Jeff Kellogg;First, Eric Cooper-

Ruiz delivers
Clippard.................... 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 1
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ;Second, Mark Carlson;Third, Tim Timmons.
Cincinnati ........................................ 9 6 .600 — — 4-6 L-1 6-3 3-3 WP—Gallardo. T—2:51. A—22,426 (34,078).
St. Louis.......................................... 8 8 .500 11⁄2 1 6-4 L-1 2-4 6-4 Umpires—Home, Mike Everitt;First, Mike Esta-
Chicago .......................................... 7 8 .467 2 11⁄2 4-6 L-1 3-3 4-5 brook;Second, Chris Guccione;Third, Mike Win-
Milwaukee ......................................
Pittsburgh .......................................
7
7
8
8
.467
.467
2
2
11⁄2
11⁄2
6-4
4-6
L-3
W-1
5-2
1-5
2-6
6-3
ters. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 1
T—3:00. A—0 (41,506).
Houston .......................................... 5 11 .313 41⁄2 4 4-6 L-1 4-6 1-5 Toronto Boston
West Division ab r h bi ab r h bi
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away YEscor ss 4 0 0 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0
Nationals 5, Brewers 1

against Marlins
Colorado .......................................... 12 3 .800 — — 8-2 W-1 5-2 7-1 CPttrsn cf 3 0 1 0 Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0
San Francisco ................................. 8 7 .533 4 1
⁄2 7-3 L-1 4-2 4-5 Bautist rf 4 0 1 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 1 2 0
Second Game Lind 1b 3 0 1 0 Youkils 3b 3 1 0 0
San Diego ........................................ 7 8 .467 5 11⁄2 4-6 W-1 3-5 4-3 Milwaukee Washington
Los Angeles .................................... 7 9 .438 51⁄2 2 4-6 W-1 4-4 3-5 A.Hill 2b 3 1 1 0 Ortiz dh 3 1 1 0
ab r h bi ab r h bi Arencii c 4 0 2 0 Lowrie ss 4 2 1 1
Arizona............................................. 6 8 .429 51⁄2 2 5-5 W-1 4-5 2-3 Weeks 2b 4 0 1 0 Espinos 2b 3 0 1 3 Snider dh 4 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 3 1 1 0
Gomez cf 4 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 1 0 JRiver lf 3 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 1 2 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Braun lf 4 0 2 0 Morse lf 4 0 1 0 J.Nix 3b 2 0 1 0 Ellsury cf 4 1 1 3
Saturday's Games Saturday's Games Fielder 1b 4 1 1 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 7 0 Totals 33 8 8 7
Cleveland 8, Baltimore 3 Milwaukee at Washington, ppd., rain McGeh 3b 4 0 1 0 AdLRc 1b 3 1 2 1 Toronto............................... 010 000 000 — 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Texas 2 Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 2 YBtncr ss 4 0 1 1 WRams c 4 0 0 0
Kansas City 7, Seattle 0 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 1st game Kottars c 4 0 0 0 L.Nix rf 4 0 1 0 Boston ................................ 040 002 02x — 8
Boston 4, Toronto 1 Houston 5, San Diego 3 Almont rf 3 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 4 1 2 0 E—J.Nix (3), Lind (1), Lowrie (2). DP—Boston 3.
L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Florida at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Estrad p 2 0 1 0 HrstnJr 3b-lf 3 2 3 1 LOB—Toronto 8, Boston 4. 2B—C.Patterson (1),
Bautista (1), Ad.Gonzalez (3). HR—Ellsbury (3).
The Associated Press Rockies 9, Cubs 5 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3
Oakland 6, Detroit 2
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 0, 2nd game
Chicago Cubs 8, Colorado 3
Counsll ph
Loe p
1 0 0 0 LHrndz p
0 0 0 0 Stairs ph
2 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 SB—C.Patterson (2), J.Nix (3). CS—C.Patterson
(1), J.Rivera (1).
PHILADELPHIA — Carlos DENVER — Dexter Fowler Sunday's Games
Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
San Francisco 5, Arizona 3
St. Louis 9, L.A. Dodgers 2
Brddck p
Green p
0 0 0 0 Cora 3b
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
IP H R ER BB SO
Ruiz hit the go-ahead sacrifice hit a two-out, two-run double Boston 8, Toronto 1 Sunday's Games Totals 34 1 7 1 Totals 32 511 5 Toronto
Litsch L,1-1 .............. 6 7 6 4 1 5
Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee.......................... 000 100 000 — 1
fly in the eighth inning after an to ignite a four-run eighth L.A. Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia 3, Florida 2 Washington ....................... 010 000 31x — 5
Janssen .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Camp ........................ 2⁄3 1 2 1 1 1
error by the Marlins defense, inning and Colorado won for Seattle 3, Kansas City 2
Oakland 5, Detroit 1
Washington 8, Milwaukee 4, 1st game
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2
DP—Milwaukee 2. LOB—Milwaukee 6, Washing- Frasor ....................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1
ton 7. 2B—Fielder (5), Ankiel (2), Hairston Jr. (1). Boston
and the Philadelphia Phillies the eighth time in nine games. N.Y. Yankees 6, Texas 5 San Diego 8, Houston 6 3B—Braun (1), Espinosa (1). HR—Ad.LaRoche (2), Lester W,1-1............ 6 6 1 1 3 5
Colorado 9, Chicago Cubs 5
beat Florida 3-2 on Sunday. Monday's Games
Toronto (R.Romero 1-1) at Boston (Matsuzaka 0-2), Arizona 6, San Francisco 5, 12 innings
Hairston Jr. (1). SB—Desmond (6).
IP H R ER BB SO
Bard...........................
Doubront .................. 2⁄3
1 0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Ryan Howard began the Nationals 8, Brewers 4 11:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1
Washington 5, Milwaukee 1, 2nd game
Milwaukee
Estrada..................... 6 5 1 1 1 7
Jenks ........................ 1
⁄3 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 2-0) at Tampa Bay Wheeler.................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
eighth by reaching on an error Nationals 5, Brewers 1 (Price 1-2), 6:40 p.m. Monday's Games Loe L,1-1.................. 1⁄3 4 3 3 0 0 Lester pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Minnesota (Liriano 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-1), Milwaukee (Marcum 2-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton Braddock.................. 11⁄3 2 1 1 1 0
by left-fielder Logan Morrison. WASHINGTON — Danny 7:05 p.m. 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Green ....................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0
HBP—by Camp (Youkilis). PB—Arencibia 2.
T—3:03. A—37,802 (37,065).
Ben Francisco followed with a Espinosa followed up a three-
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-1) at Texas (C.Wilson Pittsburgh (Correia 2-1) at Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-1), Washington
L.Hernandez W,2-1 7 6 1 1 0 3
single off Ryan Webb (0-2), and
1-0), 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 1-1) at Kansas City (Davies
7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Zambra- Storen S,1-1 ............ 2 1 0 0 0 1 Mariners 3, Royals 2
run homer in the opening 1-1), 8:10 p.m. no 2-0), 8:05 p.m. HBP—by Estrada (Espinosa). PB—Kottaras. Seattle Kansas City
Raul Ibanez put runners on the game with a bases-loaded tri- Detroit (Scherzer 2-0) at Seattle (Vargas 0-1), 10:10 San Francisco (Lincecum 1-1) at Colorado (Rogers Umpires—Home, Mark Wegner;First, Chris Guc- ab r h bi ab r h bi
corners with a groundout. Ruiz ple in the seventh inning of the
p.m. 2-0), 8:40 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 0-2),
cione;Second, Mike Winters;Third, Mike Esta-
brook.
ISuzuki rf
Figgins 3b
4
4
1
0
1 0
0 0
Dyson cf
Getz 2b
2 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
Tuesday's Games
followed with a soft fly to cen- second, leading the Washing- Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m. 10:10 p.m. T—2:38. A—23,047 (41,506). Bradly lf 4 0 1 1 Gordon lf 4 0 1 0
Cust dh 4 0 1 0 Butler 1b 3 0 0 0
ter. Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday's Games
Rockies 9, Cubs 5 Smoak 1b 4 1 2 0 Kaaihu dh 3 1 1 0
ton Nationals to a victory and a N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Olivo c 4 1 1 0 Francr rf 3 1 1 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1 doubleheader sweep over the Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Houston at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chicago
ab r h bi
Colorado
ab r h bi
Lngrhn cf
Ryan ss
3
3
0
0
0 0
1 2
Betemt 3b
Aviles pr
4 0 1 1
0 0 0 0
Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers. Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. SCastro ss 4 2 3 1 Fowler cf 4 1 1 2 JWilson 2b 3 0 0 0 B.Pena c 3 0 0 1
LOS ANGELES — Matt Barney 2b 5 1 2 0 Herrer 2b 4 2 1 1 AEscor ss 2 0 1 0
In the opening game, Ivan Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Byrd cf 5 0 1 0 CGnzlz lf 5 1 4 2 Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 27 2 5 2
Kemp hit a two-run homer in San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 1 Tlwtzk ss 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez also hit three-run Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Seattle ................................ 000 001 200 — 3
the bottom of the ninth inning, C.Pena 1b 3 1 0 0 Helton 1b 4 1 1 1 Kansas City ....................... 000 010 001 — 2
homer and Jason Marquis ASorin lf 3 0 0 0 S.Smith rf 2 2 2 2 E—Getz (2). DP—Seattle 2. LOB—Seattle 4, Kan-
giving the Los Angeles Dodg- Fukdm rf 3 0 1 0 Splrghs rf 3 1 1 0 sas City 6. 2B—I.Suzuki (4), Francoeur (3).
ers a victory over the St. Louis pitched into the eighth inning Soto c 3 1 2 1 JoLopz 3b 4 1 1 0 3B—Bradley (1). SB—Dyson (5), Aviles (3). CS—
N L B O X E S Padres 8, Astros 6 Dmpstr p 1 0 0 0 JMorls c 3 0 1 1
Cardinals that ended their of the Nationals’ victory. San Diego Houston DeWitt ph 1 0 0 0 AJhnsn p 1 0 0 0
Olivo (1), A.Escobar (2). S—Langerhans, Getz.
SF—B.Pena.
ab r h bi ab r h bi Smrdzj p 0 0 0 0 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO
five-game skid. Phillies 3, Marlins 2 Denorfi rf 2 0 0 0 Bourgs cf 5 1 1 0 Colvin ph 1 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 Seattle
Mets 3, Braves 2 Venale ph-rf 3 2 1 2 AngSnc ss 4 0 0 0 Mateo p 0 0 0 0 MtRynl p 0 0 0 0 Pineda W,2-1 .......... 6 3 1 1 4 5
Florida Philadelphia Stevens p 0 0 0 0 RBtncr p 0 0 0 0 J.Wright H,3............. 2 0 0 0 2 1
EPtrsn 2b 1 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 2 2 1
Padres 8, Astros 6 ATLANTA — New York’s Coghln cf
ab r h bi
4 0 1 0 Victorn cf
ab r h bi
4 0 1 0 OHudsn Wggntn ph
Street p
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
League S,3-3........... 1 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City
HOUSTON — Will Venable new No. 2 hitter Josh Thole Infante 2b 5 1 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 1 3 1 ph-2b
Headly 3b
0
5
0
1
0
2
1
0
Ca.Lee 1b
JValdz p
4 1 2 2
0 0 0 0
Totals 33 510 3 Totals 35 913 9 Francis L,0-1............ 61⁄3 6 3 3 0 1
HRmrz ss 3 0 1 0 Rollins ss 3 1 0 0
hit a two-run single in a four- had two run-scoring singles, Stanton rf 4 1 1 1 Howard 1b 3 1 1 0 Cantu 1b 4 1 1 3 Michals lf 3 1 1 0 Chicago.............................. 112 100 000 — 5
Colorado ............................ 400 100 04x — 9
Bl.Wood ................... 22⁄3
T—2:46. A—19,424 (37,903).
1 0 0 0 2
Adams p 0 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b 4 1 2 1
run eighth inning and San Dillon Gee came up from the GSnchz 1b
Morrsn lf
4 0 2 0 BFrncs rf
2 0 1 1 Ibanez lf
3 0 2 0
4 0 1 1 Bell p 0 0 0 0 Hall 2b 3 0 1 2 E—Herrera (1). DP—Colorado 2. LOB—Chicago 7,
Hundly c 5 2 2 1 Melncn p 0 0 0 0 Colorado 9. 2B—S.Castro (4), Fowler (6), C.Gon-
Diego rallied for a victory. minors to earn the win and the J.Buck c
Cousins pr
3 0 0 0 Ruiz c
0 0 0 0 WValdz 2b
3 0 0 1
3 0 0 0 Ludwck lf 5 0 1 0 Fulchin p 0 0 0 0 zalez (3), S.Smith (7), Jo.Lopez (1). HR—S.Smith Yankees 6, Rangers 5
(2). SB—C.Gonzalez (3). CS—J.Morales (1). S—
Heath Bell got his 38th con- Mets ended their seven-game Helms 3b 3 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0 Maybin cf
Bartlett ss
5
4
1
1
2
2
0
1
Wallac 1b
Bourn pr
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 Fukudome, Dempster, A.Johnson. Texas New York
AnSnch p 2 0 0 0 Gload ph 1 0 0 0
secutive save the hard way. losing streak. Bonifac ph 1 0 1 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 Richrd p 3 0 0 0 Quinter c 4 0 0 0
Chicago
IP H R ER BB SO
Kinsler 2b
ab
4
r
1
h bi
0 0 Jeter ss
ab r h bi
4 1 1 0
R.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Contrrs p 0 0 0 0 Frieri p 0 0 0 0 Myers p 2 0 0 0
Gee (1-0) gave up five hits Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 Hawpe ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Abad p 0 0 0 0 Dempster ................. 5 7 5 5 2 4 Andrus ss 5 1 1 0 Grndrs cf 4 1 1 2
MDwns 2b 2 0 0 0 Samardzija............... 2 1 0 0 2 1 MiYong dh 4 2 3 1 Teixeir 1b 3 1 0 0
Pirates 7, Reds 6 and a run in 5 2-3 innings to Totals 32 2 8 2 Totals 30 3 8 3
Totals 38 811 8 Totals 35 6 9 6 Mateo L,0-1.............. 2⁄3 5 4 4 1 2 ABeltre 3b 4 1 3 4 Cano 2b 4 1 1 1
Florida ................................ 000 002 000 — 2 Stevens .................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 N.Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 Swisher rf 4 0 1 0
CINCINNATI — Andrew beat Tommy Hanson (1-3). Philadelphia....................... 200 000 01x — 3
San Diego .......................... 010 020 140 — 8
Colorado Napoli 1b 3 0 0 0 Chavez 3b 4 1 2 1
E—J.Buck (2), Morrison (1), Ibanez (1). DP—Flor- Houston.............................. 022 002 000 — 6 A.Johnson................ 4 6 5 4 3 3 DvMrp lf 3 0 1 0 Posada dh 2 0 0 0
McCutchen opened the game ida 1, Philadelphia 2. LOB—Florida 9, Philadelphia E—Venable (1), Ang.Sanchez (5), Abad 2 (2). DP— Belisle....................... 2 3 0 0 0 0 Torreal c 4 0 1 0 Martin c 3 1 2 2
with a homer against slow- Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5 8. 2B—Infante (4), H.Ramirez (4). HR—Polanco San Diego 1, Houston 1. LOB—San Diego 10, Mat.Reynolds........... 11⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Borbon cf 3 0 1 0 Gardnr lf 2 0 0 0
(1). SB—Coghlan (1), Morrison (1), Bonifacio (2), Houston 4. 2B—Headley 2 (6), Pence (7), Ca.Lee R.Betancourt W,1-0 2
⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 AnJons
starting Edinson Volquez, then PHOENIX — Stephen Drew Rollins (4). S—Helms. SF—Morrison, Ruiz. (2), C.Johnson (2). 3B—Maybin (2). HR—Cantu
(1), Hundley (3). SB—Venable (3), Maybin (4),
Street ........................ 1 1 0 0 0 0 Morlnd ph 1 0 0 0 ph-lf 1 0 0 0
IP H R ER BB SO WP—A.Johnson. Totals 35 510 5 Totals 31 6 8 6
singled home the tiebreaking drove in Justin Upton with one Florida Bourgeois (5). CS—C.Johnson (1). SF—O.Hud- Umpires—Home, Bob Davidson;First, Hunter Texas.................................. 200 101 100 — 5
son.
run in the eighth inning, rally- out in the 12th inning, and Ani.Sanchez ............
R.Webb L,0-2 ..........
6
2
6
2
2
1
2
0
4
0
8
0 IP H R ER BB SO
Wendelstedt;Second, Vic Carapazza;Third, Jerry
Meals.
New York ........................... 010 022 01x — 6
E—Sabathia (1), Martin (3). DP—Texas 1, New
ing Pittsburgh to a win over Arizona rallied to beat San Philadelphia
Hamels ..................... 7 7 2 2 2 7
San Diego
Richard..................... 51⁄3 7 6 6 1 5
T—3:42. A—42,212 (50,490). York 3. LOB—Texas 6, New York 5. 2B—Mi.Young
the Reds. Francisco. Madson W,1-0......... 1 1 0 0 0 2 Frieri W,1-1.............. 12⁄3
Adams H,4 ............... 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2 (8), A.Beltre (4). HR—A.Beltre (4), Granderson
(4), Cano (4), Martin (4). SB—Andrus (4).
Contreras S,3-3 ...... 1 0 0 0 2 0
WP—Hamels. Bell S,4-4 ................. 1 1 0 0 1 2 A L B O X E S IP H R ER BB SO
Umpires—Home, Gary Darling;First, Bruce Dreck- Houston Texas
man;Second, Paul Emmel;Third, Rob Drake. Myers........................ 6 8 3 3 2 5 Ogando..................... 61⁄3 6 5 5 1 1
Abad H,2 .................. 2⁄3 0 1 0 0 1 Angels 4, White Sox 2 Rhodes L,0-1........... 11⁄3 2 1 1 2 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP T—2:38. A—45,716 (43,651).
Melancon L,1-1 Los Angeles Chicago Strop ......................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0
BS,1-1 ...................... 2⁄3 3 4 2 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi New York
Fulchino ................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 Sabathia ................... 61⁄3 8 4 4 2 6

Fill-in Chavez lifts

MIzturs ss 4 2 3 0 Pierre lf 5 0 0 0
J.Valdez ................... 1 0 0 0 1 2 HKndrc 2b 3 0 1 0 Bckhm 2b 4 0 0 0 Chamberlain
Mets 3, Braves 2 Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson;First, Todd Tiche- Abreu dh 4 0 1 1 A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0 BS,1-1 ...................... 2
⁄3 1 1 1 1 0
New York Atlanta nor;Second, Gerry Davis;Third, Sam Holbrook. TrHntr rf 3 0 0 1 Konerk 1b 4 0 1 0 R.Soriano W,1-0 ..... 1 1 0 0 0 1
ab r h bi ab r h bi T—3:07. A—22,899 (40,963). V.Wells lf 4 1 1 0 Quentin rf 4 1 2 0 M.Rivera S,7-7 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1
JosRys ss 4 2 2 0 Prado 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Callasp 3b 4 0 1 1 Rios cf 3 1 1 0 HBP—by Ogando (Martin).
Thole c 4 1 2 2 Heywrd rf 4 1 2 1 Trumo 1b 4 1 2 1 Przyns c 3 0 2 1 T—3:03. A—40,811 (50,291).

Yankees over Rangers

DWrght 3b 4 0 0 0 McCnn c 3 0 1 0 Mathis c 3 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 4 0 1 1
Beltran rf 3 0 1 0 Uggla 2b 4 1 1 0 Bourjos cf 4 0 1 0 Vizquel 3b 3 0 1 0
I.Davis 1b 3 0 2 1 Hinske lf-1b 2 0 0 0 Pirates 7, Reds 6 Totals 33 410 4 Totals 34 2 8 2
S A T U R D AY ’ S
Pagan cf 3 0 0 0 Fremn 1b 2 0 1 1 Los Angeles....................... 101 101 000 — 4
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
Harris lf 4 0 1 0 ph-3b
C.Jones
1 0 0 0
ab r h bi ab r h bi Chicago.............................. 000 000 200 — 2 L A T E B O X E S
AMcCt cf 3 1 3 2 Stubbs cf 6 0 1 0 DP—Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2. LOB—Los Angeles
Emaus 2b 3 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 1 0 Tabata lf 5 1 1 1 Cairo 2b 4 1 3 1 5, Chicago 8. 2B—M.Izturis 2 (7), Abreu (3), Quen-
FRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 MaYng cf 4 0 1 0
Gee p 2 0 0 0 Hanson p 1 0 0 0
Hanrhn p 0 0 0 0 Votto 1b 3 1 1 0 tin 2 (9). 3B—V.Wells (1). HR—Trumbo (2). S—
Pierzynski. SF—Tor.Hunter.
Giants 5, Diamondbacks 3
The Associated Press first-place Indians, who have Capuan p 0 0 0 0 McLoth ph 1 0 0 0
Overay 1b
Walker 2b
3 1 0 0 Rolen 3b
4 1 2 0 Gomes lf
5 1 1 1
5 1 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Arizona
NEW YORK — Eric Chavez, won seven in a row at home Hairstn ph
Dickey p
1 0 0 0 Sherrill p
0 0 0 0 CMrtnz p
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0 Bruce rf 5 2 4 2 Los Angeles
Haren W,4-0 ............ 61⁄3 7 2 2 0 6 Rownd cf-lf
ab r h bi
4 2 3 0 Blmqst lf
ab r h bi
4 0 0 0
Resop p 0 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 0 1 0
filling in for an ailing Alex and 11 of 13. Isrnghs p
Hu ph-2b
0 0 0 0 Hicks ph
1 0 0 0 OFlhrt p
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Meek p 0 0 0 0 JrSmth p 0 0 0 0 Takahashi H,3 ......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 FSnchz 2b
Huff rf
4 0 2 3 RRorts 2b
4 0 1 0 J.Upton rf
4 0 1 0
4 0 0 0
Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 Bray p 0 0 0 0 F.Rodriguez H,1...... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez, singled home the Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 GJones rf 4 1 2 1 Heisey ph 0 0 0 0 Rodney H,2.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 31 2 7 2 Romo p 0 0 0 0 CYoung cf 4 1 1 0
tiebreaking run in the eighth Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 1 New York ........................... 200 010 000 — 3
Snyder c 2 1 0 1 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 Walden S,3-3 ..........
Chicago
1 1 0 0 2 1
BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 Nady 1b 2 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 2 1 0 1 Corder p 0 0 0 0
Buehrle L,1-1........... 7 10 4 4 2 5 Posey c 3 1 1 2 Monter c 3 1 1 2
inning and the New York Yan- BOSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury Atlanta ................................ 010 000 010 — 2
DP—New York 1, Atlanta 2. LOB—New York 7, At-
Karstns p
DMcCt p
2 0 0 0 Renteri ph
0 0 0 0 Janish ss
1 0 1 0
5 0 2 1 Crain ......................... 2 0 0 0 0 4 Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 Mora 3b 3 0 2 1
kees hit three homers off previ- hit a three-run homer, Jarrod lanta 7. 2B—Jos.Reyes (6), I.Davis (4). 3B—Uggla Bowker ph 1 0 1 1 Volquez p 2 0 0 0 WP—Haren.
Umpires—Home, Alan Porter;First, Tom Hallion-
Burrell lf
Ford pr-cf
3 0 2 0 JSndrs p
1 0 0 0 Demel p
2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
(1). HR—Heyward (4). SB—Jos.Reyes (6). CS— Veras p 0 0 0 0 Hanign c 2 0 0 0
ously untouchable Alexi Ogan- Saltalamacchia drove in three Thole (1), McCann (1), Hinske (1). S—Pagan, Ale- Pearce 3b 1 0 0 0 ;Second, Bill Miller;Third, Phil Cuzzi. PSndvl 3b
DeRosa 1b
4 0 1 0 Patersn p
3 1 2 0 JGutrrz p
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
.Gonzalez. Totals 32 7 9 7 Totals 41 615 6 T—2:40. A—23,458 (40,615).
do to beat the Texas Rangers runs and Jon Lester pitched a IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh .......................... 400 002 010 — 7
Schrhlt rf 1 0 0 0 GParra ph 1 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0
6-5 on Sunday night. solid six innings to carry the New York
Gee W,1-0 ............... 52⁄3 5 1 1 2 4
Cincinnati ........................... 010 130 100 — 6 Athletics 5, Tigers 1 Mota p 2 0 0 0
E—Overbay (2), A.McCutchen (1), Ondrusek (1).
Robinson Cano, Russell Boston Red Sox to a victory Capuano H,1 ........... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 DP—Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 2. LOB—Pittsburgh 8, Detroit Oakland
Belt ph-1b
Totals
1 1 1 0
34 513 5 Totals 31 3 6 3
Dickey H,1 ............... 1 1 0 0 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi
Martin and Curtis Granderson over the Toronto Blue Jays. Isringhausen H,1..... 1 1 1 1 1 2
Cincinnati 13. 2B—Walker (5), Bowker (1), Rolen
(4). HR—A.McCutchen (3), Tabata (3), G.Jones Rhyms 2b 4 0 1 0 DeJess cf 2 1 0 0 San Francisco.................... 200 001 200 — 5
F.Rodriguez S,2-3 .. 1 0 0 0 1 1 Arizona ............................... 020 100 000 — 3
all went deep to help the Yan- Atlanta
(3), Cairo (1), Gomes (6), Bruce (2). SB—Tabata
(8), Walker (1), G.Jones (1). CS—A.McCutchen (3).
AJcksn cf
Boesch dh
4 0 1 0 Barton 1b
4 0 0 0 CJcksn rf
2 2 0 0
3 0 1 1 E—Zito (1). DP—San Francisco 1, Arizona 5.
kees take two of three in an Twins 4, Rays 2 Hanson L,1-3 ........... 5 5 3 3 2 9 S—Snyder. SF—Cedeno. MiCarr 1b 4 0 0 0 Wlngh lf 4 0 1 2 LOB—San Francisco 5, Arizona 2. 2B—Rowand
Sherrill ...................... 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Raburn lf 4 0 0 0 Matsui dh 4 0 0 1 (3), F.Sanchez (4), C.Young (4), Montero (6), Mora
early rematch of last year’s AL ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — C.Martinez ............... 11⁄3
O’Flaherty ................ 2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
Pittsburgh Kelly 3b 3 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 (1). HR—Posey (2). CS—Ford (1), R.Roberts (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens................... 41⁄3 8 5 5 1 6 JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0 Powell c 4 1 1 0
championship series, which Brian Duensing allowed two HBP—by Hanson (Beltran). D.McCutchen .......... 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Avila c 3 0 1 0 AnLRc 3b 2 0 0 0 San Francisco
Umpires—Home, Tim Tschida;First, Jeff Nelson- C.Wells rf 3 1 1 1 Pnngtn ss 3 0 0 1 Zito ............................ 12⁄3 3 2 2 1 0
Texas won in six games to runs over seven innings, Matt ;Second, Marty Foster;Third, Bill Welke.
Veras BS,1-1 ........... 12⁄3
Resop W,1-0 ........... 1⁄3
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0 Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 28 5 5 5 Mota W,1-0 .............. 41⁄3 3 1 1 0 4
T—2:52. A—29,625 (49,586). Affeldt H,3 ................ 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 1
capture its first pennant. Tolbert had an RBI triple and Meek H,3.................. 1⁄3
Hanrahan S,5-5 ....... 12⁄3
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Detroit................................. 000 001 000 — 1
Romo H,4................. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland.............................. 000 131 00x — 5
Adrian Beltre homered, the Minnesota Twins stopped a Diamondbacks 6, Cincinnati E—An.LaRoche (3). DP—Oakland 1. LOB—Detroit
Br.Wilson S,4-5 .......
Arizona
1 0 0 0 0 1
Volquez .................... 52⁄3 5 6 6 6 6 4, Oakland 7. 2B—M.Ellis 2 (5), Powell (2). HR—
doubled and drove in four runs four-game losing streak with a Giants 5 Jor.Smith.................. 1⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 C.Wells (1). SF—Pennington.
J.Saunders L,0-2 .... 62⁄3 12 5 5 2 2
Demel ....................... 0 1 0 0 0 0
for the Rangers, who have victory over the Tampa Bay 12 innings, Bray...........................
Ondrusek L,2-1 .......
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0 Detroit
IP H R ER BB SO Paterson ................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco Arizona J.Gutierrez ............... 1 0 0 0 0 1
dropped four of five since open- Rays. ab r h bi ab r h bi Cordero .................... 1 0
HBP—by Veras (Cairo). WP—Veras, Hanrahan.
0 0 1 1 Penny L,0-2 ............. 5 4 5 5 4 5 D.Hernandez ........... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Rownd cf-lf 5 1 2 0 Blmqst lf 6 1 2 0 Thomas .................... 11⁄3 0 0 0 1 0
ing the season 9-1. Missing FSnchz 2b 5 1 1 0 KJhnsn 2b 6 1 1 0 Umpires—Home, Derryl Cousins;First, Jim Joyce- Alburquerque........... 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1
Demel pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

injured AL MVP Josh Hamil- Mariners 3, Royals 2 Runzler p 0 0 0 0 J.Upton rf 4 3 2 1 ;Second, Ron Kulpa;Third, Jim Wolf.
T—3:29. A—32,105 (42,319).
Schlereth.................. 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cardinals 9, Dodgers 2
DeRosa 1b 0 0 0 0 CYoung cf 4 0 1 1 Oakland
St. Louis Los Angeles
ton, they begin a 10-game KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mi- Huff rf-lf
Ford cf
3 1 1 2 S.Drew ss
1 0 0 0 Nady 1b
6 0 2 3
4 1 0 0
Cahill W,2-0 .............
T.Ross ......................
8
1
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
9
2 ab r h bi ab r h bi
Theriot ss 5 1 3 1
Gwynn lf 4 0 1 0
homestand Monday night with chael Pineda pitched six strong Posey c 5 1 1 2 Cllmntr p 0 0 0 0
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1
Penny pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
HBP—by Penny (DeJesus). Rasms cf 4 1 1 0
Troncs p 0 0 0 0
PSndvl 3b 4 1 1 1 Monter c 5 0 1 0
a three-game series against the innings and Brendan Ryan Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 RRorts 3b 5 0 2 1 St. Louis Los Angeles Umpires—Home, Wally Bell;First, Laz Diaz;Sec- Pujols 1b
Hollidy lf
5
3
2
1
2 0
Thams ph
1 1
Blake 3b
1
3
0
1
1 0
0 0
Schrhlt rf 2 0 0 0 Enright p 1 0 0 0 ond, Scott Barry;Third, John Hirschbeck.
AL West rival Angels. drove in two runs as the Seat- Belt 1b 4 0 0 0 Vasquz p 0 0 0 0 Theriot ss
ab r h bi
4 0 0 0 Gwynn lf
ab r h bi
4 0 0 0 T—2:39. A—16,460 (35,067). Freese 3b 3 0 1 2
Ethier rf 4 1 3 0
ESnchz p 0 0 0 0
Kemp cf 4 0 2 1
tle Mariners beat the Kansas JaLopz p
Tejada ss
0 0 0 0 JGutrrz p
5 0 0 0 Mora ph
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
Rasms cf
Pujols 1b
4 0 0 0 Carroll ss
4 0 0 0 Ethier rf
4 0 1 0
4 1 1 0
Uribe
Indians 4, Orioles 2 City Royals to snap a four-game Bmgrn p 3 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 3 1 3 0 Kemp cf 4 1 3 2 Indians 4, Orioles 2 Craig rf 4 2 3 3 ss-2b-ss 4 0 0 0
RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Mirand ph 1 0 0 0 Batista p 0 0 0 0 Loney 1b 4 0 0 1
Brkmn rf 3 0 0 0 Uribe 3b 3 0 1 0 Baltimore Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Grady losing streak. Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Putz p 0 0 0 0 Freese 3b 4 0 1 1 Loney 1b 3 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi
Descals
Romo p 0 0 0 0 Branyn 1b 1 0 0 0 YMolin c 4 0 0 0 Barajs c 3 0 0 0 ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Barajs c 3 0 1 0
Sizemore homered in his re- Fontent Descals 2b 2 0 0 0 Miles 2b 3 0 1 0
BRorts 2b
Markks rf
4 1 3 0 Sizemr cf
4 0 1 0 ACarer ss
4 1 2 1
3 0 0 0
Laird c 4 0 1 0 Miles 2b 2 0 0 0
turn for Cleveland after under- Angels 4, White Sox 2 ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Carpntr p 1 0 0 0 Blngsly p 1 0 0 0 D.Lee 1b 3 1 0 0 Choo rf 3 0 0 0
Greene 2b
McCllln p
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
MacDgl p
Jansen p
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 6 5 Totals 44 611 6 Jay ph 1 0 0 0 DeJess ph 1 0 0 0 Guerrr dh 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 4 1 1 1
going major knee surgery last CHICAGO — Dan Haren San Francisco.......... 000 104 000 000 — 5 Boggs p 0 0 0 0 Broxtn p 0 0 0 0 Scott lf 3 0 0 1 Hafner dh 3 1 2 1
Jay ph-rf 1 0 0 0 ph-2b
DeJess
2 0 1 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0 MrRynl 3b 3 0 0 0 OCarer 2b 4 1 1 0
year, leading the off-and-run- pitched into the seventh inning Arizona ..................... 003 010 010 001 — 6
One out when winning run scored. Frnkln p 0 0 0 0 Pie cf 3 0 0 0 T.Buck lf 3 0 1 1 Kershw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 2 7 2 Wieters c 3 0 1 0 LaPort 1b 2 0 0 0 Carroll ss 2 0 0 0
ning Indians to a series sweep for his fourth win of the sea- E—Tejada (3). LOB—San Francisco 3, Arizona 10.
2B—Rowand (4). 3B—S.Drew (1). HR—Huff (1), St. Louis ............................. 000 000 001 — 1 CIzturs ss 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 3 0 0 0 Paul lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 913 8 Totals 35 2 9 2
of the Baltimore Orioles, who son, Maicer Izturis had three Posey (3), P.Sandoval (4), J.Upton (4). SB—Nady Los Angeles....................... 000 000 002 — 2 Totals 30 2 6 1 Totals 29 4 7 4
St. Louis ............................. 001 131 012 — 9
(1). S—Enright. SF—Huff, C.Young. No outs when winning run scored. Baltimore ............................ 000 100 100 — 2
dropped their seventh straight. hits and the Los Angeles An- IP H R ER BB SO E—Theriot (5), Ethier (1). DP—Los Angeles 1. Cleveland ........................... 011 101 00x — 4 Los Angeles....................... 000 100 010 — 2
LOB—St. Louis 6, Los Angeles 5. 2B—Holliday 2 E—MacDougal (1). DP—St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 1.
Sizemore, Cleveland’s hus- gels beat the Chicago White San Francisco
Bumgarner............... 62⁄3 8 4 4 1 2 (5), Ethier (4). HR—Kemp (3). CS—Kemp (2). S—
E—Mar.Reynolds (3), Choo (1). DP—Baltimore 1,
Cleveland 2. LOB—Baltimore 3, Cleveland 5. LOB—St. Louis 7, Los Angeles 9. 2B—Theriot (3),
Ethier 2 (3). HR—Craig (1). SB—Craig (3), Greene
tling All-Star center fielder and Sox to complete a three-game R.Ramirez H,3.........
Affeldt BS,2-2 .......... 1⁄3
1 0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Descalso, Billingsley.
IP H R ER BB SO
2B—B.Roberts (2), Sizemore (1). HR—Sizemore
(1), C.Santana (2), Hafner (4). SF—Scott. 2 (3). S—Laird. SF—Freese.
leadoff man, hadn’t played sweep. Romo ........................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
St. Louis
IP H R ER BB SO
Runzler L,1-2........... 21⁄3 0 1 1 2 1 Carpenter................. 7 5 0 0 0 6 Baltimore
since last May, when he was Ja.Lopez .................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 Boggs ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bergesen L,0-2 ....... 5 6 3 2 0 3 McClellan W,2-0...... 7 6 1 1 0 2
Batista ....................... 1 2 1 1 1 0
forced to have microfracture Athletics 5, Tigers 1 Arizona
Enright ...................... 51⁄3 4 4 4 2 5
Miller .........................
Franklin L,0-2
0 1 1 1 0 0 Accardo ....................
Uehara .....................
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2 E.Sanchez ............... 1 1 0 0 0 3
Los Angeles
surgery on his left knee. OAKLAND, Calif. — Trevor Vasquez ................... 2⁄3
J.Gutierrez ............... 1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
BS,4-5 ......................
Los Angeles
0 1 1 1 0 0 Cleveland
Carmona W,1-2 ...... 7 5 2 1 1 5 Kershaw L,2-2 ......... 42⁄3 6 5 5 5 5
He homered in his second Cahill pitched eight solid in- D.Hernandez ...........
Putz...........................
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Billingsley................. 8 2 0 0 2 11 Sipp H,6 ................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 MacDougal .............. 11⁄3
Jansen ...................... 1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Broxton W,1-0 ......... 1 2 1 1 1 1 C.Perez S,5-5.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1
at-bat off Brad Bergeson (0-2) nings, Josh Willingham broke Collmenter W,1-0.... 2 0 0 0 0 2 Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP—by Bergesen (A.Cabrera). Troncoso .................. 2 7
HBP—by McClellan (Blake, Barajas), by MacDou-
3 3 0 0
Ja.Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 12th. Franklin pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox;First, Cory Blaser;Se-
and doubled in the fifth. out of a slump with a two-run WP—Affeldt, Enright. Umpires—Home, Angel Hernandez;First, Paul cond, Brian O’Nora;Third, Alfonso Marquez. gal (Greene).
Carlos Santana and Travis single and the Oakland Athlet- Umpires—Home, C.B. Bucknor;First, Dan Iassog-
na;Second, Dale Scott;Third, Angel Campos.
Schrieber;Second, Chad Fairchild;Third, Joe
West.
T—2:27. A—13,017 (43,441).

Hafner also homered for the ics beat the Detroit Tigers. T—3:47. A—26,195 (48,633). T—2:32. A—27,439 (56,000).

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Leah Majdic of Mountain Top, left, and Antonia Diener of Pocono The Yankees’ Ramiro Pena tries to tag out Rochester’s Rene
Lake. Tosoni at second base Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.
YANKEES
Continued from Page 1B
Vazquez blasted his sixth
home run of the season – his
sixth homer in eight days. The
ball sailed well over the PNC
Field sign on the scoreboard in
the alley in left-center field.
Two batters later, Maxwell fol-
lowed with a long ball of his
own close to the same spot, ex-
Wilkes University students Corissa Colletta of Long Island, N.Y., cept his shot just cleared the
left, and Kristin Bohnenberger of Middletown, N.J. wall over the 371 marker to cut
the lead to 4-2.
Mitchell settled down for the
Yankees after the first.
He didn’t allow another hit
until the fifth, when Tosoni belt-
FLYERS
Continued from Page 1B
18 shots. Bobrovsky came
in and gave up three goals
on 18 shots.
Alana Rizzo of Hazleton, left, Jim Wozniak of Alexandria, Va., Clearly, then, Bobrovsky
Anthony Carusotto of Bethlehem, and Alissa Richardson of Great is not as well-suited to
Bend. coming out of the bullpen.
And a bad outing in the
pressure-cooker of the
postseason could fry his
confidence for good.
Laviolette does not talk
about his plans for his
goaltenders. He pointed
out the team has avoided
having a “starter per se” all
season. But he went with
Bobrovsky to start the
playoffs for a reason: be-
cause the kid is much
more capable of getting hot
and carrying his team
through the two-month
torture test that is the Cup
tournament.
Chris Tobias of Schuylkill Haven, left, Bindu Vyas of Laflin, Omar Has that really changed?
Tasgin of Dupont. Because of one period in
which the Flyers’ penalty
killing broke down badly
on one goal and a turnover
created a breakaway on
another?
Laviolette did offer a bit
of a hint.
“We’ve got a lot of confi-
dence in Bob,” he said. “He
always answers the bell.
When he’s had an outing in
which he wishes he could
have a few back, he always
answers the bell. He’s a
young kid, but we’re really
happy with him.”
If the Flyers learned
Meera Patel of Laflin, left, Tom Maloney of Wilkes-Barre, and Lars anything from last year, it’s
Laimer of Laflin. that there is no direct path
to the Cup. They’d obvi-
ously like to win both
games in Buffalo, but they
absolutely have to win one.
That makes it a best-of-
three series with two
games in Philadelphia.
They can afford to risk
Game 3 on giving Bobrov-
sky the chance to bounce
back and take another step
toward being The Man. If
he responds, they will win
this series and have a
chance to make a legiti-
mate run.
If Bobrovsky doesn’t
answer this bell, that prob-
ably means it is tolling for
the Flyers anyway.
Nicole Buckman of Forty Fort, left, and Nicholas Etzold of Edison, Phil Sheridan is a columnist for
N.J. the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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ed a solo home run over a bill-
board in left field to give Roch-
ester a 5-2 lead.
“The first inning I wasn’t in
good rhythm and I left some
balls up and I had to pay for it,”
Mitchell said. “Later on in the
game, I established my rhythm
and got balls down for the most
part.”
Jordan Parraz extended his
season-long hitting streak with
a leadoff triple in the fifth for
the Yankees. He came around to
score on a single by Justin Max-
well to trim the deficit by two
again to 5-3. But the Red Wings
picked up another run in the
sixth for a 6-3 lead on a run-scor-
ing single by Danny Lehmann.
The Yankees threatened in
the bottom of the eighth as the
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maker scored 17 points in the
fourth quarter, leading a late
8-0 run.
Kobe Bryant scored 34
points for the Lakers, who
opened the postseason with
the same halfhearted effort
that comprised much of their
regular season after three
straight exhausting trips to the
NBA finals.
Game 2 is Wednesday at Sta-
ples Center.
A few hours after eighth-
seeded Memphis produced a
series-opening surprise in San
Antonio, Paul and the Hornets
put another intriguing wrinkle
in the NBA postseason.
Los Angeles’ 7-foot starters,
Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum,
were widely expected to be an
awful matchup for smallish
New Orleans, but Paul led an
impressive offensive game plan
that minimized the big men’s
impact while emphasizing
tough-to-defend pick-and-roll
plays. Los Angeles struggled to
get the ball down low on of-
fense, too often settling for
jumpers.
Ron Artest had 16 points and
11rebounds for the Lakers, who
swept the four-game regular-
season series with New Or-
leans. They had won their last
six playoff series openers since
Houston beat them in the West-
ern Conference semifinals in
2009 on Los Angeles’ way to
Bryant’s fourth championship.
Los Angeles never grabbed a
second-half lead despite anoth-
er dynamite game from Bryant.
Gasol struggled to eight points
— just two more than his sea-
son low — on 2-for-9 shooting
with just six rebounds.
Artest’s free throws pulled
Los Angeles within four with 3
minutes left, but Paul led the
Hornets to points on four con-
secutive possessions, setting
off a celebration confined en-
tirely to the Hornets’ bench.
The Staples Center crowd
pointedly heckled Gasol in the
final minutes, while other fans
booed as they streamed out of
the building.
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Prior assigned to SWB; Millwood too, perhaps
MOOSIC – A pair of successful major leaguers could soon pitch
for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in Mark Prior and Kevin
Millwood.
As a corresponding roster move from Friday, when Lance
Pendleton was called up to New York, former big league all-star
Prior was assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre from the Class A
Tampa Yankees.
Prior, who signed a minor league deal with the club in December,
made three relief appearances for Tampa with his last being on
April 15. In those games, he allowed two hits, two runs and two
walks with a pair of strikeouts in three innings.
He was a starter for the Chicago Cubs, breaking into the majors
at age 21 in 2002. His best year with the club was in 2003, when he
went 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 211 1/3 innings pitched while striking
out 245 in 30 games. The 30 games were a career high and since
then, he’s been hampered with injuries. He hasn’t pitched in the
majors since 2006.
He is now rebuilding his career at age 30 as a reliever.
Millwood, who signed a minor league deal with the organization
in March, started for Double-A Trenton on Sunday and threw a
complete game in the first game of the team’s doubleheader in
what was tabbed a rehab outing. Millwood may come to SWB for
his next outing.
Millwood, who pitched in the majors with Atlanta, Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Texas and Baltimore, went seven innings allowing only
one hit and four walks while fanning three in the shutout victory.
He can opt out of his contract with the Yankees by May 1 if he’s
not with the big league club.
One of his most notable performances came April 27, 2003 when
he pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies.
potential tying run came to the Revere and Dinkelman stole third and second.
Jeff Bailey walked. Rene Tosoni doubled to cen-
plate in catcher Jesus Montero. ter, scoring Revere and Dinkelman. Dustin Martin
singled to drive in Bailey. Chase Lambin doubled,
But Montero grounded out driving in Tosoni. Brandon Roberts lined out to
left field. Danny Lehmann grounded out. RED
back to the pitcher to the end WINGS 4-0
YANKEES SECOND: Jorge Vazquez home-
the inning. red. Chris Dickerson flied out. Jordan Parraz flied
out. Justin Maxwell hit a home run. Brandon Laird
The out also ended Montero’s fouled out. RED WINGS 4-2
15-game hitting streak dating RED WINGS FIFTH: Brian Dinkelman and
Jeff Bailey each flied out. Rene Tosoni hit a home
back to last season as he went run over the right-field wall. Dustin Martin walked,
then was caught stealing to end the inning. RED
hitless in four at-bats. He still is WINGS 5-2
YANKEES FIFTH: Jordan Parraz tripled. Jus-
hitting a lusty .421. tin Maxwell singled to score Parraz. Brandon
Laired popped out. Kevin Russo lined out. Greg
“I’ll take him in that spot 100 Golson flied out to center. RED WINGS 5-3
RED WINGS SIXTH: Chase Lambin singled.
times,” Miley added. “He’s not Brandon Roberts singled, moving Lambin to
going to do it every time.” third. Danny Lehmann singled, scoring Lambin
and advancing Roberts to third. Ben Revere flied
out to left. Trevor Plouffe flied out to right. Right
fielder Parraz threw home and got Roberts at the
HOW THEY SCORED
RED WINGS FIRST: Ben Revere singled. Tre- plate for the double play. RED WINGS 6-3.
vor Plouffe flied out. Brian Dinkelman singled.
RUN RANGERS
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bad, especially on the way back to losses.
the finish line. Alex Ovechkin had a goal
“It wasn’t too bad on the way and an assist for the Capitals,
out,” Rizzo said. “But after the 1-4 in series in which they lead
turnaround, the wind became a 2-0. The Rangers have erased
major factor. I had to go against only one such deficit to ad-
the wind the entire second half of vance.
the race. I just put my head down Dubinsky popped up a shot
as low as it could go. And I was off Neuvirth, and the puck
able to build on my lead.” found its way in while the
The King’s 5K is sponsored by teams were playing 4-on-4.
the college’s International Busi- Washington had erased a 2-1
ness & Economics Club and by the deficit with 5:12 remaining
King’s College Campus Ministry. when Mike Knuble scored a
power-play goal.
King's College 5K Run results
Top 10 Showing the resiliency they
Bennett Williams, 11-15, Kingston, 19:00
Brian Thomas, 40-44, Tunkhannock, 19:45 have displayed all season, the
Jeff Austin, 11-15, Pringle, 21:00
Andy Demko, 45-49, Huntington Mills, 21:11
Rangers shook off a disallowed
Jim Wozhiak, 30-39, Alexandria, Va., 21:12
Paul Manley, 30-39, Plymouth, 21:45
goal at the end of the second
Chris Tobias, 20-29, Wilkes-Barre, 21:57 period and a pair of blown one-
Robert Miller, 50-59, Forty Fort, 22:05
Bob Warnagiris, 50-54, Hunlock Creek, 22:38 goal leads to rescue their play-
Stephen Page, 20-29, Clarks Summit, 22:58
Male award winners: Overall: Williams. Age group off hopes against the top-seed-
winners: 10 & under: None. 11-15: Jeff Austin. 20-29:
Chris Tobias. 30-39: Jim Wozhiak. 40-44: Brian Tho- ed Capitals.
mas. 45-49: Andy Demko. 50-54: Robert Miller. 60 &
over: William Surridge. Special awards: First King’s
Dubinsky thrust his arms in
staff finisher: Marc Marchese. First King’s student to
finish: Chris Tobias (seventh overall).
the air, and the towel-waving
Top 3 female finishers home crowd burst out in joy
Alana Rizzo, 20-29, Hazleton, 25:44
Mary Stabinsky, 30-39, Plains Twp., 26:18 and relief when the Rangers
Stacey Lee, 30-39, Kingston, 27:15
Female award winners: Overall: Rizzo. Age group got ahead of Washington to
winners: 10 & under: None. 11-15: Alyson Manley. 16-
19: Lauren Suchenski. 20-29: Nicole Buckman. 30- stay.
39: Mary Stabinsky. 40-44: Sheila Skoronski. 45-49:
Irene Ghezzi. 50-54: Jane Colwell. 55-59: None. 60 &
The building fell silent
over: None. Special award: First alumnus to finish: Sa-
rah Cruikshank.
when Knuble tied it while New
Field: 50 (run), 5 (walk). Official starter: Meera Patel. York top forward Marian Ga-
Timing: Insta Results. Results: King’s students. Race
director: Dr. Bindu Vyas. borik sat in the penalty box af-
Schedule
Saturday, April 30: Cancer Awareness 5K Run and ter being called for cross-
Fun Walk at Luzerne County Community College,
Prospect St., Nanticoke at 10 a.m. Info: Miranda Cos- checking. Gaborik has been at
ta, 740-0237.
Sunday, May 1: Wyoming Valley Striders 37th annual
the center of the Rangers’ scor-
Cherry Blossom 5 Mile Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk “Tim
Thomas Memorial” (the run is the second leg of the
ing woes, recording no goals
Striders Triple Crown) at Kirby Park at 10 a.m. Info: and four assists in the past 12
Vince Wojnar, 474-5363.
Sunday, May 8: Wyoming Valley Striders 20th annual games. He is pointless in the
Spring Trail (5.3 mile) Run at the pavilion, near the boat
launch area) at Frances Slocum State Park at 1 p.m. series.
Info: Vince Wonar, 474-5363.
Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): Forty Fort Lions’
Old Fort 5 Miler at the Forty Fort Borough Park, Wyom-
ing Ave., Fort Fort at 9 a.m. Info: Bernie Popson, 498-
7665.
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AP PHOTO
Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, heads into
the hairpin turn during the IndyCar
Series’ Grand Prix of Long Beach auto
race Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.
INDYCAR
Conway gets emotional win
L ONG BEACH, Calif. — Mike Con-
way made a late pass on Ryan Bris-
coe to win the Grand Prix of Long
Beach on Sunday, earning his first
career IndyCar victory in just his third
race since a horrific crash last year in
the Indianapolis 500.
Conway sustained multiple leg frac-
tures and a compression fracture in his
back in the Indy 500 crash, knocking
him out for the remainder of the sea-
son. He went through a grueling rehab
and signed with Andretti Autosport
before this season, finishing 23rd and
22nd his first two races.
Conway started third and hung
around the leaders on the 11-turn,
1.968-mile circuit through the streets of
downtown Long Beach. After a series
of late crashes, he finally took the lead
with 14 laps left by whipping past Bris-
coe.
TENNIS
U.S. falls in Fed Cup
STUTTGART, Germany — The
United States has been relegated from
the top-tier World Group in the Fed
Cup for the first time, falling to Germa-
ny when Melanie Oudin lost her sin-
gles match to Andrea Petkovic.
Petkovic won 6-2, 6-3 Sunday to give
Germany an insurmountable 3-0 lead
in the best-of-five series.
The Americans have won a record 17
Fed Cup titles and were runners-up the
last two years. But they were without
the Williams sisters and could not
overcome the higher-ranked Germans.
HORSE RACING
6 horses killed in fire
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — North
Carolina investigators say a discarded
cigarette may have sparked a trailer fire
on Interstate 95 that killed six thor-
oughbred horses.
One of the first firefighters on the
scene said the trailer was fully engulfed
when they arrived and the horses ap-
peared to have died already.
Ronald Cobb, assistant chief of oper-
ations at West Mount Volunteer Fire
Department, says the driver was tipped
off by other motorists that there was
smoke coming from the trailer.
State Trooper K.B. Heath told the
News & Observer of Raleigh that a
discarded cigarette may have ignited
hay and blankets in the trailer. No
electrical problems with the truck were
found.
The New York Daily News reported
that the horses were bound for training
at Belmont Park.
NHL
Flyers mum on goalies
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Boosh or Bob?
Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Lavio-
lette calls it a fair question.
That doesn’t mean he’s willing to say
which goalie — Brian Boucher or Ser-
gei Bobrovsky — will start Game 3 of
their first-round playoff series at Buffa-
lo tonight. Laviolette repeatedly stuck
to his policy of not discussing potential
lineup changes after practice Sunday.
Boucher is suddenly back in the
conversation a day after he stopped 20
of 21 shots in a 5-4 win that evened the
series at 1-1. He did that in relief of
Bobrovsky, who was yanked after al-
lowing three goals on seven shots.
It doesn’t matter to the Sabres which
of the two starts. They’re more focused
on becoming more disciplined after
being penalized 15 times in the first
two games.
-- The Associated Press
N B A P L AYO F F S
Celtics beat Knicks on Allen’s three
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Ray Allen hit a go-
ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left,
Paul Pierce shut down Carmelo Antho-
ny and the Boston Celtics rallied to
beat the New York Knicks 87-85 in
their playoff opener on Sunday night.
New York led 85-84 before Anthony
was called for an offensive foul for
pushing Pierce with 21 seconds re-
maining. Allen, who led the Celtics
with 24 points, sank the decisive bas-
ket from beyond the left arc.
The Knicks then rushed downcourt
and Anthony missed a long 3-point
attempt with 2 seconds left. The su-
perstar forward went 1 for 11 from the
field in the second half.
Amare Stoudemire had 28 points
and 11 rebounds for New York, and
Anthony finished with 15.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is
set for Tuesday night in Boston.
AUTO RACING
Flames shoot from under David Ragan’s car (6) in Turn 3 as Brad Keselowski, right, and Marcos Ambrose (9) crash during
the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday in Talladega, Ala.
With a little help, Johnson wins
Defending Sprint Cup champion
teams with Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win
Talladega Sprint Cup race.
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Jimmie Johnson
won a Talladega two-step Sunday, edging
Clint Bowyer by about a foot with a big
push from Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The official margin was 0.002 seconds,
tied for the closest finish in NASCAR
Sprint Cup history.
The tag-team race came down to an
eight-car sprint — actually, four pairs of
cars — with only the guys at the front of
the duos having a chance to win.
After laying back most of the day, five-
time series champion Johnson came on
strong at the end for his 54th career victo-
ry.
Coming out of the fourth turn, the No.
48 car dipped right next to the yellow
line, surged past Hendrick Motorsports
teammates Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin
and got to the finish line just ahead of Bo-
wyer in a four-wide dash.
“What a bummer,” said Bowyer, who
Rookie Steele wins Texas Open by 1 stroke
The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO —
PGA Tour rookie Bren-
dan Steele shot a 1-
under 71 on Sunday,
overcoming relentless
wind and fellow pros-
pect Kevin Chappell to Steele
win the Texas Open.
The leader by one stroke heading into
the final round, the 28-year-old Steele
stayed steady throughout the day and
pumped his fist before thrusting his arm
downward and smiling to celebrate his
first Tour victory.
He moved to 8 under after putting his
tee shot within three feet on the par-3
No. 7, and finished the tournament with
12 straight pars. Chappell was tied for
the lead through seven holes, but mis-
sed a 6-foot putt on 17 to slide back to 7
➛ S P O R T S MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011 PAGE 5B
Pierce scored 18 points and Kevin
Garnett added 15 points and 13 re-
bounds for Boston.
After Anthony’s critical offensive
foul, Rajon Rondo lined up to inbound
the ball but called timeout. The next
time, Allen inbounded from just in
front of the half-court line on the right
side. He threw the ball to Pierce, then
circled to the other side of the court,
caught Pierce’s pass and fired up the
deciding basket.
And when Anthony missed and the
final seconds ticked away, Celtics
coach Doc Rivers high-fived fans as he
headed to the locker room.
Third-seeded Boston got a tough
challenge from the Knicks, who al-
lowed 105.7 points per game during
the regular season, third-most in the
league. Pierce was the defensive star
for the Celtics, forcing Anthony to
shoot with a hand in his face for much
led a race-high 38 laps. “I saw him com-
ing.”
Earnhardt finished fourth and essen-
tially gave up a chance to claim his first
win since 2008 by deciding he was more
comfortable pushing Johnson than get-
ting pushed.
Kevin Harvick, who was Bowyer’s
pusher, wound up fifth. Carl Edwards al-
most got into the mix as well, going right
up against the outside wall with Greg Bif-
fle on his bumper but didn’t have enough
room to pull it off, finishing sixth.
Biffle was seventh, while Martin drop-
ped back to eighth.
The finish matched the closest since
NASCAR went to electronic timing —
Ricky Craven edging Kurt Busch in 2003
at Darlington — and made up for a day of
lackluster racing with this new tandem
style, which the drivers began using at
the season-opening Daytona 500 and re-
ally perfected at this 2.66-mile trioval.
Twenty-six leaders swapped the top
spot 88 times, tying the record set in last
year’s spring race at Talladega. Many of
those changes were carefully choreo-
graphed by pairs that were merely trying
to stay out of trouble, conserve their cars
and give themselves a chance at the end.
under.
Charley Hoffman (68) finished tied
with Chappell for second, and Brandt
Snedeker (71) was fourth.
Italian teen Manassero wins
Malaysian Open
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ital-
ian teenager Matteo Manassero eagled
the par-5 10th hole to rally for a one-
shot win over Frenchman Gregory Bour-
dy at the Malaysian Open.
Two days before his 18th birthday,
Manassero shot a 4-under 68 to finish
with a 16-under total of 272. Bourdry
had eight birdies in a 67 that also in-
cluded a double bogey and a bogey.
Rory McIlroy settled for third, two
shots back, after he had a double bogey
on 12 and a bogey on the final hole to
finish with a 69. McIlroy had led after
AP PHOTO
The New York Knicks’ Chauncey Bil-
lups shouts to his teammates during
the second quarter of Game 1 of a
first-round NBA playoff series against
the Boston Celtics in Boston on Sun-
day.
of the game.
With the score tied at 82, Toney
Douglas hit a 3-pointer to put the
Knicks in front with 38 seconds to go. his sprained right elbow.
AP PHOTOS
Jimmie Johnson, foreground, cele-
brates with Dale Earnhardt Jr. after
Johnson won the Sprint Cup Series
race at Talladega Superspeedway.
“If you didn’t like that finish and forget
about the race, there’s something wrong
with you,” Bowyer said. “It always seems
to fix itself at the end of these restrictor-
plate races. We always have a hell of a fin-
ish.”
the second round as he tried to bounce
back from his Masters collapse last
weekend.
Cook birdies playoff hole
to win Outback Pro-Am
LUTZ, Fla. — John Cook birdied a
playoff hole to win the Outback Stea-
house Pro-Am on Sunday, edging Jay
Don Blake.
Cook, who shot 9-under for the tour-
nament, picked up his second Cham-
pions Tour win this season after win-
ning the Mitsubishi Electric Champion-
ship at Hualalai in January. He had a
two-stroke lead over Blake before post-
ing a double bogie on the 18th hole after
Blake birdied.
His second shot into the water forced
Cook to drop, and a two-putt gave him a
6 on the par-4 18th.
CMYK
Grizzlies 101, Spurs 98
SAN ANTONIO — Zach Randolph
scored nine of his 25 points in the
fourth quarter, and the eighth-seeded
Memphis Grizzlies won their first
playoff game in franchise history, stun-
ning the San Antonio Spurs.
Memphis trailed in the final minute
when Shane Battier buried a 3-pointer
with 23.9 seconds left, putting the
Grizzlies ahead 99-98. San Antonio
had a chance to force overtime, but
Richard Jefferson missed an open
3-pointer as time expired.
When the buzzer sounded, Mem-
phis players spilled off the bench and
celebrated the franchise’s first playoff
win in 13 tries.
Tony Parker led the Spurs with 20
points, but they sorely missed All-Star
Manu Ginobili, who continued to rest
N H L P L AYO F F S
Blackhawks
on brink of
elimination
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Mikael Sa-
muelsson scored the go-ahead
goal in the third period, Roberto
Luongo made 30 saves and the
Vancouver Canucks moved
within a victory of sweeping
defending Stanley Cup cham-
pion Chicago, beating the Black-
hawks 3-2 on Sunday night.
The Canucks, with the best
record in the NHL during the
regular season, lead the first-
round series 3-0 and can finish it
off Tuesday night at the United
Center.
Christian Ehrhoff and Daniel
Sedin also scored for the Ca-
nucks, eliminated by the Black-
hawks in the first round the
previous two seasons.
Duncan Keith and Patrick
Sharp had power-play goals for
the Blackhawks, but it was a
night of missed chances for
Chicago. The Blackhawks had
seven power-play opportunities
overall, including a 5-on-3 in the
first period when they led 1-0,
but were turned away by Lu-
ongo and the Canucks’ penalty
kill.
Samuelsson, who missed
Game 2 with an illness, scored
on a second rebound at 6:48 of
the third after a first attempt by
Henrik Sudin went off goalie
Corey Crawford.
Predators 4, Ducks 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike
Fisher broke a tie at 10:21 of the
third period, and the Nashville
Predators took advantage of
Bobby Ryan sitting out the first
of his two-game suspension by
beating the Anaheim Ducks for
a 2-1 lead in the Western Confer-
ence first-round playoff series.
The NHL suspended Ryan on
Saturday for stomping Preda-
tors defenseman Jonathon
Blum’s foot late in the Ducks’ 5-3
victory Friday night. Ryan also
will miss Game 4 on Wednesday
night in Nashville.
Martin Erat had a power-play
goal and an assist, David Leg-
wand and Jordin Tootoo also
scored, and Ryan Suter had two
assists to help Nashville im-
prove to 4-0 in Game 3s on home
ice.
Teemu Selanne scored two
goals, and Corey Perry had two
assists. Matt Beleskey also had a
goal in another physical and
tight game between the teams.
Selanne tied it at 2, scoring
his two goals 30 seconds apart
late in the second period. Leg-
wand gave Nashville the lead
early in the third, but Beleskey
countered 1:23 later.
Fisher put Nashville ahead to
stay at 4-3 with his third goal of
the series, scoring off a nice pass
from Sergei Kostitsyn with a
wrister near the post that ap-
peared to go off goalie Ray Em-
ery.
Saku Koivu hooked Blum
with 2:20 left, putting Nashville
on the power play and keeping
the Ducks from pulling Emery
for an extra attacker until it was
too late.
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NATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL FORECAST: A frontal boundary will spread rain from portions of the Upper Midwest into

55°
the Northeast today, with thunderstorms possible in the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Wet weather will also
TODAY TUESDAY
Cloudy,
WEDNESDAY
Cloudy
extend into the northern and central Plains and the Intermountain West. Rain and higher elevation
with p.m. snow showers will also fall in the Pacific Northwest and in northern California.
Mostly cloudy, rain a few

43° showers t-storm

in the p.m.
52° 64°
46° 48°

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 52/38

44/31
49/35
Partly Partly Periods Cloudy 60/47
sunny sunny of rain with a few 42/39 46/38 The whole idea
showers of ‘April showers’
57° 60° 60° 65° 58/49 65/51 is really holding
34° 40° 44° 44° 70/41 72/55
true this year. So
far we've had
REGIONAL FORECAST TODAY’S SUMMARY 64/57
78/59 measurable rain
The Poconos 88/59 88/70
Syracuse Highs: 51-60. Lows: 38-43. Mostly cloudy on all but four
Today’s high/
46/33 with showers developing. Showers likely days this month.
Tonight’s low 85/73
Albany
50/37 tonight. Chances are,
50/30 84/71 87/73
we'll see rain
Binghamton The Jersey Shore 48/27 over five of the
48/36 Highs: 56-66. Lows: 47-51. Slight chance
of showers late. A few showers possible
next seven days
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Towanda tonight. as well. The jet
50/38 Anchorage 42/27/.00 50/30/s 52/30/pc Myrtle Beach 70/50/.00 72/59/s 78/65/pc
Poughkeepsie Atlanta 73/43/.00 78/59/pc 82/64/pc Nashville 72/35/.00 79/62/c 82/66/pc stream keeps
Scranton 53/43
54/41 The Finger Lakes Baltimore 65/47/.00 69/51/c 70/57/t New Orleans 75/62/.00 82/70/pc 85/71/pc the storms com-
Wilkes-Barre Highs: 42-49. Lows: 27-36. Slight chance Boston 63/47/.96 58/42/pc 51/41/sh Norfolk 69/52/.00 78/57/s 79/60/pc ing fast, with the
55/40 of showers. Mostly cloudy tonight. Buffalo 43/34/.06 46/35/sh 48/43/c Oklahoma City 83/45/.00 89/62/pc 85/51/pc
Charlotte 72/41/.00 78/52/s 82/61/pc Omaha 53/30/.00 56/42/sh 47/35/sh next shot com-
Pottsville New York City Chicago 52/35/.00 42/39/sh 48/42/t Orlando 85/64/.00 87/66/pc 89/67/t ing later this
State College 56/45 60/47 Cleveland 54/39/.00 49/40/sh 52/51/t Phoenix 96/66/.00 90/67/s 87/65/s
53/44 afternoon and
Brandywine Valley Dallas 81/52/.00 88/70/pc 92/67/pc Pittsburgh 59/39/.00 59/43/sh 67/54/t
Reading
Highs: 64-65. Lows: 51-52. Slight chance Denver 72/38/.00 70/41/pc 58/36/sh Portland, Ore. 50/34/.01 53/38/sh 54/37/pc evening. The
Harrisburg 61/47
59/47 of showers late. Chance of showers Detroit 48/39/.00 46/38/c 49/48/sh St. Louis 75/41/.00 72/60/t 85/52/t warmest day this
Honolulu 81/71/.00 84/71/pc 85/71/s Salt Lake City 60/51/.00 59/41/sh 52/42/sh
Philadelphia tonight. week still looks
67/51 Houston 81/49/.00 85/73/pc 88/73/pc San Antonio 83/51/.00 95/71/pc 89/69/pc
Indianapolis 63/39/.00 64/55/sh 72/59/t San Diego 65/57/.00 64/57/pc 65/56/pc to be
Atlantic City Delmarva/Ocean City Las Vegas 88/63/.00 84/62/pc 84/59/s San Francisco 61/53/.00 59/48/sh 60/49/pc Wednesday,
59/49 Highs: 61-74. Lows: 52-57. Slight chance of Los Angeles 70/59/.00 64/57/pc 63/55/pc Seattle 49/36/.00 52/38/sh 53/39/sh
Miami 88/71/.18 87/73/pc 86/75/pc Tampa 80/65/.00 85/69/pc 88/69/t
when a little sun-
showers late. Chance of showers tonight.
Milwaukee 52/37/.00 41/35/c 40/37/r Tucson 92/59/.00 89/59/s 86/59/s shine will take us
Minneapolis 48/32/.00 49/35/c 41/32/r Washington, DC 67/47/.00 72/55/c 73/61/t back to the mid-
ALMANAC Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int’l Airport WORLD CITIES 60s. There will
Temperatures Precipitation River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday. City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow also be the
Yesterday 54/43 Yesterday trace Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg Forecasts, graphs
Average 60/38 Month to date 3.10” and data ©2011 Amsterdam 63/41/.00 64/46/pc 68/48/pc Mexico City 75/50/1.52 80/55/t 83/53/t threat for a
Wilkes-Barre 16.68 7.17 22.0
Record High 90 in 2002 Normal month to date 1.81” Towanda 12.21 6.72 21.0 Weather Central, LP Baghdad 93/55/.00 98/72/s 100/71/pc Montreal 46/36/1.53 45/28/pc 45/36/s thunderstorm
Record Low 23 in 1908 Year to date 13.54” Beijing 66/50/.00 70/46/s 73/42/pc Moscow 48/32/.00 45/32/sh 41/31/sh
Lehigh later Wednesday,
Heating Degree Days* Normal year to date 9.04” Bethlehem 4.25 1.93 16.0 For more weather Berlin 63/46/.00 66/45/s 68/46/s Paris 64/39/.00 72/50/pc 73/48/s
information go to: Buenos Aires 68/59/.00 69/51/s 71/59/s Rio de Janeiro 86/75/.00 87/72/s 86/73/s as some unsta-
Yesterday 16 Sun and Moon Delaware
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Frankfurt 63/46/.00 68/41/pc 72/45/pc Rome 68/45/.00 66/48/s 68/50/pc
Year to date 5888 Today 6:20a 7:47p
Hong Kong 86/75/1.39 78/70/sh 77/69/s San Juan 83/76/.01 84/73/s 82/72/sh
through the
Last year to date 5385 Tomorrow 6:18a 7:48p Last New First Full National Weather Service
Jerusalem 97/66/.00 85/57/s 70/48/pc Tokyo 61/50/.00 66/57/pc 67/50/sh region.
Normal year to date 5780 Moonrise Moonset 607-729-1597
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the day’s Today 8:59p 6:14a London 66/48/.00 67/46/s 73/50/s Warsaw 61/39/.00 65/42/s 59/40/s
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