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An edition of The Times Leader
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The Abington Heights Civic
League will host a "Comedy
Night" Nov. 17. See Page A2.
CLARKS SUMMIT
A night of laughter
AHHS speech and debate team
member Panos Tsaklas finished
first at one of the seasons
tournaments. See Page A5.
CLARKS SUMMIT
A winning start
Clarks Summit nativeJennifer
Galardi, center, hostedworkshops
at JayaYoga. SeePageA11.
CLARKS SUMMIT
Coming home
The Junior Comets youth foot-
ball A team made it to the
leagues Super Bowl this sea-
son. See Page C2.
ABINGTONS
Finishing strong
ArtsEtc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A9
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2
Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1
Crosswords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A7
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A6
School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A5
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C1
INSIDE
Abington
Memorial Post
#7069 honored
living World
War II veterans
with a special
dinner. See
page A4.
Honoring local HEROES
FACTORYVILLE- The Lackawan-
na Trail School District is plan-
ning to appoint a new principal
for its elementary center and an
athletic director during the school
boards next meeting scheduled for
Nov. 14.
Superintendent Matthew Rakaus-
kas said the district will be look-
ing internally to fill the two posi-
tions left vacant by Jeff Gregory,
who filed a letter of resignation
Oct. 21.
The school board approved a
separation agreement between the
district and Gregory in early Octo-
ber, with Gregory using sick leave
for the remainder of the school
year.
Since that time, Rakauskas, high
school Principal John Rushefski,
high school Vice Principal Dr.
Tania Stoker and Curriculum Di-
Now
hiring
Lackawanna Trail School District is
hoping to have a new principal and
athletic director in place by next week.
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
See Principal , Page 5
MatthewSanford, anauthor, motiva-
tional speaker andparaplegic, whoalso
teaches yoga tohandicappedindividu-
als will be the guest speaker at a Veter-
ans Dayevent free toall veterans, emer-
gencyfirst responders andtheir friends
andfamilies at The MellowTheater,
Lackawanna College Nov. 12.
Sanfordwill holda meet andgreet at
5p.m. inwhichTalia Walsh, fianc of
the late Sgt. JanArgonish, andorga-
nizer of The Sgt. JanArgonishRide is
askingfor a voluntary$5donationthat
will gotowarda care package for Nick
Staback, whowas injuredincombat
andwas chosenas the Sgt. Jan-Michael
ArgonishMemorial Fundrecipient for
aidthis year. The fundwas set up
throughthe ScrantonArea Foundation
tohelplocal injuredsol-
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Matthew Sanford, author of the book
Walking Mind and Body, will be the guest
speaker at The Mellow Theater, Lacka-
wanna College Nov. 12.
Author to offer
hope, healing
See Healing , Page 4
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
NORTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP
Jack Sarnoski recognizes that the
recently announced preservation of 17
more acres of land on his beef farm
will bring added financial stability for
his family, but thats not the most im-
portant part.
The best part is knowing the lands
going to be preserved. I dont think Id
want to be upstairs looking down in 100
years and see houses all over. Once you
build on it, its gone. Theres no getting
it back, said Sarnoski, 64, of Sarnoski
Hill Farm in North Abington Township.
Sarnoskis beef farm, purchased in
1987, was one of 19 farms that had a
part of their land preserved through the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Lands Pres-
ervation Board last month. The pro-
gram, which he applied for in March,
has kept 455,208 acres on 4,208 farms
from being commercially developed
over the last 23 years.
For Sarnoski, it helps continue a fam-
ily tradition that started when his father,
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/JASON RIEDMILLER
Jack Sarnoski of Sarnoski Hill Farm raises
beef cattle in North Abington Township.
N. Ab. farm
preserved
through state
program
See Preserved , Page 8
BY CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES
chughes@golackawanna.com
Go Lackawanna Editor
A
ccordingtoDennis Martin, Vice
Chairmanof the Clarks Summit
Centennial Committee, the time
capsule that members of the centennial
museumcommittee are inthe process of
filling, is a Snapshot of Clarks Summit
in2011.
While a year of birthdayparties, parades
andcelebrationwill winddownwiththe
Clarks Summit Centennial closingcere-
monytobe heldNov. 26, committee mem-
bers are inthe process of collectingdocu-
ments andmemorabilia tobe storedina
permanent museuminLaughneyHall at
the Clarks Summit Borough
See Capsule, Page 3
Time capsule
a snapshot
BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Abington Journal Correspondent
Get it done. Get it out
of the way and have fun
doing it, is the motto of
President of the Comet
Football Fan Club, Inc.
Chad Stevens. His ascent
to presidency of a foot-
ball fan club goes back to
the days when he was a
student at Abington Heights High
School when each sport had a
booster club, Stevens said.
According to Stevens, the cost
of funding a public large sports
program for a public
school is costly, to say the
least. He said there are
more than 90 football
players.. The Fan Club
works yearlong to raise
money so teams can pur-
chase one half of uni-
forms needed. The school
funds the other half. The
Football Fan Club also
purchased a golf cart to help
transport practice apparatus
equipment.
Meet the President
Three cheers for the
Comet Football Fan Club
BY KELLY MCDONOUGH
Abington Journal Correspondent
Chad Stevens
See President, Page 8
The Abington Heights High School boys
and girls soccer teams and the Lackawanna
Trail High School girls volleyball team
advanced to the state playoffs after posting
wins last week. All three teams were
scheduled to begin play Nov. 8.
The Lackawanna Trail and Lakeland
High School football teams also earned
playoff berths after defeating Holy Cross
Saturday, Nov. 3 and Western Wayne in the
last game of the regular season Nov. 4,
respectively.
For full stories on these games, see Page
C1.
MOMENTS OF GLORY
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ALICE STUFFLE
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER
Above, Abington Heights High School soccer player Katrina Helcoski celebrates her goal with teammates Paige Eisenlohr
and Emma Black. Below left, Lackawanna Trail High School football team marks its Nov. 3 victory over Holy Cross.
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THE ABINGTON
JOURNAL
An opportunity to laugh cares and troubles away will be available when doors open at 6
p.m. at the upcoming Abington Heights Civic League, Inc.s Comedy Night fundraiser Nov.
17. The League will present, A Night of Laughter with Wise Crackers Comedy, featuring
comedians Averall Carter and John Knight at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Clarks Summit.
Cheri Murray, 2nd Vice President and Ways and Means Chair for the League said, Comedy
Night was the ingenious idea of one of our Civic League members, Michele Connor, over
seven years ago. It is our clubs largest and most important annual fundraisers; we are in our
7th consecutive year of hosting a Comedy Night fundraiser.
Tickets for the Abington Heights Civic League Comedy Night are $35, pre-sale only, and are
available through Nov. 11 through a civic league member or by contacting 570.677.6941. The
ticket price includes dinner, dessert and comedy show. A cash bar and raffle will be available
for purchase.
Civic League to deliver laughs
CLASSREUNIONS
Abington Heights Class of 200110-
year Class Reunion, Nov. 26 at the
Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit, from7 to
10 p.m. Cost: $37, non-refundable
checks payable to Candice Feldman, PO
Box 3935 Philadelphia PA19146 by
November 5. Info: www.ah2001re-
union.webs.com.
HOLIDAYEVENTS
November11: St. Johns Russian
Orthodox Cathedrals Annual Christmas
Bazaar, continuing November 12 - 13 at
the Parish Center on Hill Street, May-
field Friday and Saturday from11a.m. - 7
p.m. and Sunday from11a.m.-3 p.m.
Stands are located on both the upper and
lower levels. Info: 876.0730. Vendors:
254.6882.
Viewmont Mall Santa Arrival Cele-
bration at 10 a.m. In addition to Santa
Claus arriving at Viewmont Mall, Center
Court, 100 Viewmont Mall, Scranton,
children who visit Santa Claus on this
day will receive a free Webkins Reindeer
pet, while supplies last. Free entertain-
ment for the whole family, including face
painting and balloon twisting from5 - 8
p.m. while Magic 93s Frankie Warren
will broadcast live from5 -7 p.m.
No-
vember12: Holiday Bazaar and Lun-
cheon, at the Tunkhannock United
Methodist Church from10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This years offering include: reversible
aprons, stuffed animals and dolls, Advent
calendars, pressed flower pictures,
wreaths and swags, jewelry, tree orna-
ments, wall hangings, fingertip towels
with holiday designs, bread cloths,
placemats with matching napkins,
crocheted and knitted pieces and more.
Info: 836.3956 or hatsy@emcs.net.
Abington Community Library Third
Annual Holiday Marketplace, for holiday
shopping, music. Handcrafted items for
sale fromlocal vendors, gift wrapping,
mini-marketplace for children, live
music by violinist Mark Woodyatt from1
- 3 p.m., and free coffee. Baked goods
will be available at the Teen Leadership
Committee Bake Sale. Admission: free.
N
ovember17: Trip to Lancaster,
Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, Its
Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ-
mas.Info: 654.2967.
Actors Circle Presents a staged
reading of AChristmas Storyby Phil
Grecian, at Providence Playhouse, 1256
Providence Rd., Scranton, at 8 p.m.
continuing Nov. 18 and19 at 8 p.m. and
Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.. Based upon the motion
picture about Little Ralphie Parker
growing up in the1940s Midwest and his
quest for a Red Ryder BBgun for Christ-
mas. Cost: tickets from$6-$12. Reserva-
tions/Info: 342.9707.
November19: CMCHoliday Lights-
Lighting the way for Children, in the
hospital main lobby at 6 p.m.. Features a
holiday tree lighting, free refreshments,
music and dance performances and a
visit by Santa and Clifford the Big Red
Dog. Benefits CMCs Pediatric Services.
Tours of the newunit will be offered.
RSVP/Info: 969.7163.
TCMC5KTurkey Trot Walk/Run,
hosted by students in the Class of 2014
The Commonwealth Medical College at
525 Pine Street, Scranton, to benefit
Friends of the Poor. The event will
feature a 5Krun or walk and a Tot Trot
for youths. Rain, snowor shine. Regis-
tration starts: 7:30 a.m.Tiny Tot Turkey
Trot: 8:30 a.m. Turkey Trot 5k Walk/
Run: 9 a.m. Info: www.thecommon-
wealthmedical.com/turkeytrot . Contact:
570. 504.7000 or info@tcmedc.org
DAILYEVENTS
November 9: General Chapter
Meeting of the Greater Scranton Chapter
of the Penn State Alumni Association, at
7:30 p.m. in the Sherbine Loungeon the
Penn State Worthington Scranton Cam-
pus. Chapter meetings are open to the
public. Mindfulness, Meditation and
Judaism, Continuing Nov. 16 and 30 at
the Jewish Community Center, 601
Jefferson Avenue, Scranton from7 to
8:15 p.m. Cost: $40 for JCCmembers
and $50 for non-members. Info: rabbis-
teve.nathan@gmail.comor 346.6595.
Community Medical Center Book
Signing, in the hospital main lobby from
11a.m. to1p.m. Dr. Guido Boriosi will
appear to sign copies of his book, A
Common Sense Approach: Under-
standing People.
Keeping Your Small Business in
Business: Tips for TeamBuilding, at the
Abington Community Library from8 to
9 a.m. or 12 to1p.m. Learn howto create
the experience of teamwork and howto
develop an effective team. RSVPvia
e-mail to lrudolph@albright.orgor by
calling 570.587.3440..
November10: Wyoming Seminary
Lower School Early Childhood Over-
view, at the schools Forty Fort campus,
1560 Wyoming Avenue from9-11a.m.
Info: 718.6610 or lsadmission@wyo-
mingseminary.org.
Annointing of the Sick, at Our Lady of
the Snows Church, 301South State
Street, Clarks Summit, with reflection
beginning at 10:30 a.m. and anointing of
the sick at the12:10 p.m. mass. Lunch
will be served afterward. Register:
586.1741.
CATCH11Convergence Around
Technologies for Cardiovascular Health,
at the WVIAStudios in Pittston Twp
from3 to 6 p.m. with a live1hour broad-
cast at 7 p.m. Register: 969.7355 or
www.catch11.org.
Jewish Community Center Adult
Co-Ed Basketball League forming teams,
at the JCC, 601Jefferson Ave., Scranton.
League games will be played on Thurs-
day evenings at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. through
March of 2012. Cost: $60, covers offi-
cials and shirts. Info: 346.6595, ext.115,
or vkal3@scrantonjcc.org.
The Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute
of The University of Scranton will pre-
sent FromAmerican Soldier to Nazi
Slave Laborerat The University of
Scranton at 7:30 p.m. in Room509 of
Brennan Hall on campus. Cost: free. The
experiences of a Jewish-American
prisoner of war in Nazi Germany during
World War II will be the topic of a lecture
by Robert R. Max, a slave laborer who
escaped fromhis captors, earned medals,
and became a community and business
leader in northern NewJersey. Info:
Marc Shapiro, Ph.D., professor of theol-
ogy/religious studies at The University of
Scranton, at 941.7956.
November11: The Lackawanna Trail
High School will host a Veterans Day
Programbeginning at 9:45 am. Members
of the Nicholson American Legion Post
953, Boy Scout Troop175 and members
Lackawanna Trail Music Department
will take part. Speaker will be Repre-
sentative Sid Michaels Kabulich, District
114. The programis open to the public.
Abington Memorial Post #7069
schedule of events for Veterans Day: Post
Commander Steuart J. Bailey will attend
a ceremony at the Abington Heights
Grove Street Elementary School and lead
the student body in the pledge of alle-
giance. Following, all members are
invited to the DePaul School at Allied
Services for a presentation followed by
luncheon. Afterward, the veteran mem-
bers will proceed to the Willowbrook
Long TermCare Facility in the South
Abington Township and spend time with
veterans. At 4 p.m. veterans will as-
semble at the newmemorial in Clarks
Summit to dedicate the flags of honor.
At 7 p.m. a memorial church service will
be held at Our Lady of Snows Church in
Clarks Summit, followed by a dinner at
the VFWpost home on Winola Road.
Second Annual Chamber Gala, at the
MellowTheater at Lackawanna College,
Scranton. Co-hosted by The Greater
Scranton Chamber of Commerce and
MetroAction.Twenty SAGEAwards will
be presented, celebrating the regions
businesses. This black-tie optional event
features entertainment, cocktails and
cuisine stations. Info/tickets: 342.7711or
www.SrantonSageAwards.com.
Autumn Ecology: AnimalsProgram
for Homeschool and Cyber School
families, at the Endless Mountains
Nature Center in Tunkhannock from
9:30 a.m. to noon. Kindergarten to high
school students will learn through
hands-on activities, self-guided stations,
and formal lesson by Environmental
Education Specialist, Rebecca Lesko.In-
fo/registration: www.EMNConline.org
or 836.3835.
November12: Griffin Pond Animal
Shelter volunteers will be at PetSmart
fromnoon to 3 p.m. Info: 842.8334.
FarmSuccession Workshop, at the
Pine Barn Inn, Danville at 7:30 a.m. The
programis sponsored by FarmLink,
Pennsyvania Department of Agriculture,
USDAs Risk Management Agency, the
North Star Financial Group and Tucker
Arensburg Attorneys. Breakfast and
lunch included. Cost: $65 or $100 for two
persons fromthe farm. Register by Nov.
1: www.pafarmlink.org. Info:
717.705.2121or c-daliving@state.pa.us.
Abington Heights Speech and Debate/
Forensic TeamInaugural Comet
ClassicInvitational Speech and Deba-
teTournament, at Abington Heights High
School from8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
"Under the Lackawanna Moon," at
the Anthracite Heritage Museumalso
Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.
The CourageTo Transcend: ATrue
Source of Resiliency &Strength,The
SGTJan Argonish Ride will host an
inspirational speaker at the Mellow
Theater in Scranton. MatthewSanford, a
paraplegic, author and nationally recog-
nized yoga teacher. Doors open at 6:30
p.m. Event begins at 7 p.m. Meet and
greet 5 6:30 p.m.. Cost: $5 donation ,
light refreshments included, seating
limited. Info: Tickets at www.jans-
ride.com. Free for all veterans, Emergen-
cy First Responders, their friends and
family.
Factoryville Shade Tree Planting,
starting at 9 amat Joint Park at 150 Creek
Road.Volunteers needed to help plant
trees and rain gardens.
November13: Leadership Lackawan-
na pasta dinner fundraiser at La Tratto-
ria, 522 Moosic Street, Scranton from
1-to 4 p.m. Cost: $8for adults and $6 for
children under 12 years old and senior
citizens over age 65. Fundraiser proceeds
support Leadership Lackawannas
scholarship program. Tickets available at
the door. Info: Nicole Barber, 342.7711.
JCCof Scranton, Youth and Biddy
Basketball Leagues Registration and
Clinic, fromnoon to 3 p.m. League play
will begin Dec. 4 with the biddy (first
through fourth grades) at 11a.m, and the
Youth (fifth through eighth grades)
beginning play at 12:30 p.m. Cost:
Registration fee for both leagues is $30
per JCCmember and must be paid prior
to the start of games. The free Nov.13 and
20 clinics for grades five through eight
will feature coaches who will stress the
fundamentals of the game, a series of
drills and games fromnoon to 2 p.m.
Register/info: 346.6595 ext 115.
November14:
Sermon on the Mount
and Hollywood vs. Faith: The Three
Other Beatitudes, special performance
by television star Frank Runyeon, at Our
Lady of Snows Church, 301South State
Street at 7 p.m. Afree will offering will
be taken. Register: 586.1741.
November15: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Orthopaedic Study Group Meeting, at
the Clarks Summit office of ProCare
Physical Therapy and Fitness, 239
Northern Boulevard, Chinchilla from7 -
8:30 p.m. Topic will be Concussion
Management: ATalk with Paul Horchos,
DO. Info: 877.9709.
November16: The Greater Scranton
Chamber of Commerce Womens Net-
work programseries Strong Women
Leading Todayat the Country Club of
Scranton. Cost: $20 for members and
$30 for non-members. Info: 570.
342.7711or visit www.scrantonchamber-
.com.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
South Abington Township
residents are reminded of fall
leaf pickup Nov. 12. Fifty free
bags are available per home if
needed. Place leaves only in
bags.
According to the township,
bags are for use Nov. 12 only,
not throughout the entire year.
Leaf pickup
Nov. 12 in
South Abington
The Lackawanna Historical
Society announces the program
Model Trains through the
Ages in partnership with
Steamtown National Historic
Site. The program, which will
focus on model railroading as a
holiday tradition, was inspired
last year when Steamtown
Superintendent Kip Hagen
visited the Societys headquar-
ters, the Catlin House, for its
Holiday Open House and remi-
nisced about his childhood
when he viewed the model
railroad display under the
Christmas Tree. He and Histor-
ical Society Director Mary Ann
Moran Savakinus discussed
howthe tradition had influen-
ced their holiday memories and
realized that everyone they
knewseemed to have a connec-
tion to model and/or toy trains.
So this summer, representatives
fromSteamtown and the His-
torical Society came together to
develop a programand invite
local model train experts to be
involved.
The programwill officially
begin Nov. 27 when Historical
Society volunteer Pat Tobin
and local Mrklin Digital Deal-
er Lee Nolan will set up a Mr-
klin winter display in Steam-
towns Visitor Center Changing
Exhibit Gallery. Aphotograph
exhibit of the work of Angela
Trotta Thomas will also be
displayed in this space for the
season. During the day, Nolan
and Tobin will be available.
On the following weekend,
Dec. 3 and 4, ClemOJevitch
of Warrior Run Loco will set
up a live steamgarden railroad
display in Steamtowns History
Museumand be available to
answer questions.
Then on Dec. 10 and11,
Steamtown will welcome local
model train doctor Dan Em-
mick who will conduct an Ask
the Expert session, Saturday
from11a.m. - 1p.m. and on
Sunday from1- 2 p.m., at the
sites History Museum. He will
bring examples of challenging
repairs, discuss common prob-
lems, and take questions from
the audience.
On the final weekend, Dec.
17 and18, a group of model
railroad enthusiasts including
Frank Gardner, Ron Moore,
Ron Moskalczak, and Mike
Passero will present a 1950s
Lionel Christmas display at
Steamtowns History Museum
including a visit with Santa on
both days between11a.m. and1
p.m.
Afree raffle for a 1/48th
scale (OGauge) boxcar from
The Greater Scranton Train
sponsored by Penn Security
Bank will be offered to all
participants. The Greater
Scranton Train project was
introduced in 2010 by Penn
Security to create a railroad car
each year to recognize a long-
time business fromthe greater
Scranton area as a limited-
edition numbered box car that
reflects the business name and
logo. These cars are ready to
run and are manufactured in
the United States and produced
in Pa.
Steamtown and the Lacka-
wanna Historical Society will
schedule special showings of
Model Train themed docu-
mentaries and films throughout
the holiday season. For more
information, contact the Lacka-
wanna Historical Society at
344.3841.
Society announces
Model Trains program
On Nov. 9, Allied Services
will offer a free community
presentation on new, proven
treatment for Parkinsons Dis-
ease. Greg Basting, MD, Vice
President and Medical
Director, Allied Ser-
vices will discuss
LSVTBig and Loud,
an innovative ap-
proach to improving
mobility and speech
for those afflicted
with Parkinsons.
LSVT-certified phys-
ical, occupational, and
speech therapists will offer
information on howamplifying
ones speech and exaggerating
ones movements in therapy, can
lead to patients speech being
more easily heard and under-
stood, and their movements
becoming steadier. The present-
ation will be held at Heinz Re-
hab Hospitals Rose Brader
Dining Roomat 1:30 p.m. Nov.
9. Those who have Parkinsons
or loved ones with Parkinsons
are encouraged to attend.
Allied Rehab and Heinz Re-
hab are also offering free
screenings for Parkinsons dis-
ease. Appointments are 45
minutes each and each
person is seen by a
physical therapist,
occupational therapist
and speech language
pathologist.
They will be hosted:
Allied Rehab Mid-
Valley, Nov. 10; Allied
Rehab Carbondale,
Nov. 10; Allied Rehab
Moscow, Nov. 14; Allied Rehab
Taylor, Nov. 15; Allied Rehab
Main Campus Scranton, Nov.
17; Allied Rehab Scotrun, Nov.
18; Heinz Rehab Main Campus
Wilkes- Barre, Nov. 29; Heinz
Rehab Pittston, Nov. 29; Heinz
Rehab Drums, Nov. 30; Heinz
Rehab Dallas, Dec.12
Appointments for free screen-
ings can be made by calling
1-888-REHAB-PA(1-888-734-
2272).
Allied hosts Parkinsons screenings
Greg Basting
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eading, music, games,
crafts, snacks and
playtime are all parts
of the learning experience of
pre-school age children and
their parents enrolled in the
EOTC Play and Learn Group,
an extension of the EOTC
Parents as Teachers Program.
Carlene Gula, Program
Manager of the Parents as
Teachers Program, said par-
ent-child interaction is a nec-
essary factor in the success of
the groups activities. They
build relationships with each
other, she said. Relation-
ships are a very important
part of the programs here.
EOTC, according to its
Play and Learn Group Fact
Sheet, is a local nonprofit
agency with a mission to
promote family stability and
economic self-sufficiency,
and the group has two ob-
jectives. First, To provide an
early learning foundation to
help at-risk young children
succeed in school and life,
and second, To increase
parental competencies for
ensuring the healthy devel-
opment of their children.
Ruth Connolly, EOTC De-
velopment Director, said the
program stresses the impor-
tance of the parent and child
doing things together. As one
of the group activities, she
said, the parents and children
sometimes make and eat
breakfast together.
Connolly also said the
group, which has an annual
enrollment of about 25 chil-
dren and their parents, is
made up of a wide diversity
of people from all walks of
life. She said that although
the parents who participate
may seem to have nothing in
common with each other at
first, they are eventually
drawn together by one com-
mon thread: the love they
have for their children and
the desire to do whats best
for them.
The Parents as Teachers
Program is funded by the Pa.
Department of Public Wel-
fare, according to Terre Cog-
netti, EOTC Resource Devel-
opment. Cognetti said via
email that although the curri-
culum recommends a group
component, limited funding
has prevented the organiza-
tion from offering one in the
past. Then came a generous
corporate partner, Sanofi
Pasteur and its local Vax-
Serve subsidiary, which has
fully funded the Play and
Learn Group every year since
2009 with its Annual Lacka-
wanna County Community
Fundraiser dinner. Cognetti
said VaxServe employees
also volunteer occasionally
with hands-on help for the
program.
Gula said the organization
is blessed to have the funding
and its something they dont
take lightly. She expressed
gratitude to Sanofi Pasteur
and VaxServe for their contri-
butions. Their funding
helped make it a really qual-
ity program, she said.
The Play and Learn Group
meets year round every
Thursday from 10 - 11:30
a.m. at the EOTC Seventh
Avenue Center, 431, North
7th Avenue, Scranton. More
information can be found at
www.EOTCworks.org, or by
contacting Carlene Gula at
570.348.6484.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Shown, from left, are: Alfred Bettes, 18 months and Kaitlyn Pankevitch,
17 months, learning book -handling skills.
Scranton agency guides Parents as Teachers
BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
lbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com
CLARKSSUMMIT- The third
annual Holiday Marketplace
will take place on Nov. 12 at the
Abington Community Library
from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It was started in 2009, when
funding was cut to the libraries,
co-chair Dorothy Boccella said.
We needed to raise money on
our own and did really well the
first two years.
This years theme for the
event is a Victorian Holiday.
We really work hard on the
event, Boccella said. Weve
been working for months be-
cause there are a lot of different
aspects. Were really hoping for
a good turnout.
According to Boccella, the
event has something for the
whole family.
If the husbands dont want to
shop, they can read newspapers
or magazines in our quiet
room, she said.
Anewfeature that was added
this year is a Mini Market-
place for children.Kids can
buy small inexpensive items for
their parents or grandparents
and have themwrapped right
there to keep themas a sur-
prise, Boccella said.
According to Boccella, raffle
tickets are also being sold for a
variety of prizes that include:
gift certificates for restaurants,
an overnight stay at Nichols
Village Hotel and Spa, a one-
year membership to the YMCA,
baby baskets put together by the
staff, items made by their quilt-
ing group, a lottery ticket tree
that was donated by the Board
of Directors and more.
There will be entertainment
provided by violinist Matt
Woodyatt from1- 3 p.m. that
coincides with the librarys
Second Saturdays series of live
music.
People can shop for their
holiday gifts and support the
library at the same time, Boc-
cella said. They can also relax
and listen to music while enjoy-
ing free coffee.
There will be many hand-
crafted items fromnewand
returning vendors that include:
wooden bowls and cutting
boards, soaps, homemade choc-
olate, knitted scarves, childrens
clothing, handmade greeting
cards, glass items, decorations,
three jewelry vendors and more.
Members of the Teen Lead-
ership Committee, led by co-
chair Sandy Longo, will be
working at a gift wrapping sta-
tion and will host a bake sale,
with proceeds for the library.
They do a lot at the library,
Boccella said. They (Teen
Leadership Committee) run
programs that children can
attend including Story Time
Teens. They are a nice group of
kids.
Admission is free and the
library will remain open during
the event.
Holiday
SPIRIT
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
ABINGTON JOURNAL/FILE PHOTO
Baskets on display at the 2010
Holiday Marketplace.
More than 300
attended the first
annual Diva Night
Out in the Abingtons,
at Nichols Village
Hotel and Spa Nov. 2
from5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The Abington Busi-
ness and Professional
Association event
featured food, des-
serts, cash bar, mini-
pampering stations,
fashion show, silent
auction, entertain-
ment, select vendors
displaying holiday
must-haves and spe-
cial treats.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
Danielle Desouza and Rosangela Defreitas of Angels Galeria pose at the shops table at Diva
Night.
300 at Diva Night
Nichols Village Chef Sean Alfred serves food to Diva Night
guests Maria Flynn, of Scranton; Lenora Cunningham, of Wa-
verly; and Susan Diamond, of Clarks Summit.
Diva Night guests, from
left: Debbie Dempsey,
of Clarks Summit;
Cindy Kocsis, of Clarks
Summit; Ann Scoda, of
Clarks Green; and Barb
Hickman of Clarks
Summit.
Building.
We will have a prototype for
the museumin place for the
closing ceremony, but the final
museumwill await a painting
session in January, said Mar-
tin.
Atime capsule is one of the
items to be stored in the mu-
seum, which once sealed, will
not be opened until Clarks
Summits125th birthday cele-
bration in 2036.
Martin noted, The time
capsule probably wont be
sealed until NewYears Eve
because well still be collecting
stuff and will be in a place of
honor in the museum.
Anyone who would like to
lend or donate memorabilia to
the museummay take the item
(s) to the Clarks Summit Bor-
ough office and specify it is for
the Centennial history project
or contact Martin by email,
dmartin610@yahoo.comor by
telephone at 586.2599.
Some of the items Martin
would like to include are cal-
endars fromlocal businesses,
church and social organization
bulletins and old photographs
are always great. Other items
could include store brochures,
bills fromold stores, programs
fromtheaters, posters for pa-
rades and events in the past. We
could copy some of these and
return the originals. We are
going to put whatever we can at
the museumWe are looking
for artifacts fromClarks Sum-
mit to include in our display,
said Martin.
Clarks Summit historian and
Centennial Committee member
Charlie Kumpas, added, We
also could use items that were
used in the Summit commonly,
but are rare nowsuch as orange
juice squeezers and old toys . If
anyone has any yard sticks,
twizzle sticks, old business
letterhead, anything with the
name Clarks Summit, wed
love to have them.
Avariety of local history
documents will also be avail-
able at the Abington Communi-
ty Library located at 1200 W.
Grove St., Clarks Summit.
Leah Ducato Rudolph,
Abington Community Library
director said, We are not yet
sure as to the specific quantity
of items, or what indeed they
will be, but we have made space
to accommodate 24 linear feet
of local history material. It will
have to be carefully cataloged,
and due to its value to our com-
munity, will not circulate, but at
least will be made available to
the public 71hours/week by
being housed at the library. As
for preservation, well carefully
consider that when the docu-
ments are received. We may
have to purchase some acid free
boxes to store fragile or ir-
replaceable items.
The closing ceremony will
showcase the proposed mu-
seum, as well as feature a slide
presentation by Charles Kum-
pas on Clarks Summit
through the Ages. Additional
information regarding events
planned for the closing ceremo-
ny will be available in an up-
coming edition of The Abing-
ton Journal.
While we only have Second
Friday Art Walks and the No-
vember 26 Closing Cereo,ny/
Holiday Open House/Tree-
Lighting left, several projects
will continue such as the Mu-
seum, (which will open for the
February Festival of Ice ) and
enriching the Local History
Section of the Abington Com-
munity Library. The latter will
include more oral histories and
other pertinent stories.
The anticipated date for the
completion of the museumis
February, 2012.
CAPSULE
Continued from Page 1
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Dennis Martin and Charlie Kum-
pas are collecting memorabilia
items to be displayed in a mu-
seum in the Clarks Summit Bor-
ough Building.
Time Capsule Contest
As the Clarks Summit Centennial
celebration draws to a close, the
centennial committee and The
Abington Journal would like to
know youngsters visions of Clarks
Summit in 2036, when the borough
will celebrate its 125th birthday.
Topic: What do you think Clarks
Summit will be like in 25 years?
Children grades Kindergarten 4:
Invited to submit drawings or
paragraphs.
Children grades 5-8: Invited to
submit a one-page essay.
Winning submissions will be read at
closing ceremony with drawings
displayed and all submissions
stored in the Time Capsule.
Deadline: Entries must be
received by Nov. 23.
Send to:The Abington Journal
c/o Centennial Time Capsule
Contest, 211 South State Street
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Prizes awarded: First Prize $25,
Second prize $15, Third Prize $10.
CLARKSGREEN- This
months Nov. 3 meeting of the
Abington Community of Gov-
ernments heard fromchairs of
Clarks Green and Clarks Sum-
mit Shade Tree Committees.
Mike Gockley fromthe
Clarks Green Shade Tree Com-
mittee and Donna Zagrapan
fromthe Clarks Summit Shade
Tree Commission both spoke on
the benefits of trees in the
Abington area. Aside from
cleaner air and soil and prevent-
ing water runoff, Zagrapan
added that Communities with
Tree City Status are more likely
to get grants then those with-
out. They also mentioned that if
the local Shade Tree Commit-
tees and Commissions worked
together they could be eligible
for more grants and gather more
volunteers for tree planting.
Gockley also said that there
are several places in the area that
could benefit fromtree planting.
There are so many places we
could put trees in the Abington
(Area Community) Park, we
could stay forever. He and
Zagrapan mentioned the sports
fields, the dog park, as well as
the parking lot, would be pro-
tected by rainwater runoff if
more trees were planted. Coun-
cil Vice President Dennis Ma-
cheska also mentioned some
area in RansomTownship he
believed would benefit from
trees being planted. We own a
lot of property and want to make
it useable to people, maybe put
in a fewwalking trails. Other
member of the council ex-
pressed an interest in learning
more about the local Shade Tree
Committees.
Council discussed PPLcut-
ting trees in Waverly to free
space around the power lines.
Bill White of Waverly men-
tioned that while they did not do
so recently, in the past they have
been known to wreck the
trees. Others commented on
similar happenings in the area
and Marnie ODea Palmer of
Clarks Green expressed the
opinion that legislation should
be passed about who PPLhires
to remove trees.
In Factoryville, Chuck Wro-
bel reported that the pavilion by
the soccer field is completed
and they are trying to repair
intersections on Church Hill that
were damaged by recent flood-
ing. Dalton is also recovering
fromthe flood and seeking
solutions to losing the Lily Lake
Road Bridge.
The Nominating Committee
announced slate for council
positions: for president, Dennis
Macheska, current president; for
vice president, Patrick Williams;
for treasurer, Chuck Wrobel,
current treasurer and for secre-
tary, Marnie ODea Palmer.
ACOG
talks
trees
BY EMILY CULLEY
Abington Journal Correspondent
C M Y K
PAGE 4A www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington JournalClarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Those looking for photog-
raphy, handmade jewelry or
items for home dcor, who
attend the upcoming Wa-
verly Community House
28th Annual Artisans Mar-
ketplace, will most likely
not leave empty handed.
The Artisans Marketplace
will be held at 1115 N
Abington Rd. in Waverly
Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
Nov. 20, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Among the roster of 35
juried artisans, attendees
will find Paul Funke of Paul
Funke Photography of
Mountain Top and Valerie
Kiser of Valerie Kiser De-
sign in Scranton.
Funke will return to the
Artisans Marketplace for
his second consecutive year.
I did very well last year, in
my opinion, and Im anx-
ious to be back. Plus, these
are nice folks, said Funke,
whose photo, Towanda,
after the Storm, was award-
ed Best Photograph at the
Butternut Gallery in Mon-
trose.
He added, I take what I
do (photography) very seri-
ously but I have a lot of fun
with it. Going to some of
these bridges is a real ad-
venture. I started in photog-
raphy about three years ago.
I really enjoy it. Last year at
this show (Waverly Artisans
Marketplace) I had a very
good show and things just
catapulted from there. Ive
been asked to exhibit in a
couple of college galleries
and a couple of other galler-
ies
If original and unique
design inspired by rock and
roll, horses, winged crea-
tures, nature and commer-
cial art is of interest, Valerie
Kisers booth at the Arti-
sans Marketplace offers
hand-printed, American-
made bamboo, organic cot-
ton and 100 percent cotton
and handbags, as well as her
limited-edition printed home
decor, such as tablecloths,
unique pillows, wall art and
her line of jewelry.
I began screen-printing in
college and started to print
for the market in 2000. The
collections that I am going
to have at the Artisans Mar-
ketplace were designed in
2010-2011. My designs are
fun and designed for people
who love life, said Kiser.
In addition to the market-
place vendors, the Holiday
Hearth Booth and Grand-
mas Kitchen will feature a
variety of items for sale; a
hearty luncheon and des-
serts by Iron Pierce Catering
will be available; and the
Holiday House Tour will be
held Nov.20, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Museum-style posters
featuring images by local
artist Karl Neuroth will be
available for sale at the
show. The images were pro-
vided courtesy of Neuroth
and Laura Craig Galleries.
This years show is spon-
sored by the Waverly Gener-
al Store and Peoples Neigh-
borhood Bank. Tickets for
the show are $6 or $5.50
with a show card and all
proceeds benefitting the
Waverly Community House
For more information, call
570.586.8191, ext. 2
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Paul Funke,
shown right,
will be one of
the vendors at
the upcoming
28th Annual
Waverly Com-
munity House
Artisans Mar-
ketplace .
Valerie Kisers line of equestrian
inspired products will be available
at the 28th Annual Artisans Mar-
ketplace.
Artisans return
Waverly Community House
hosts Marketplace event
Michele Hughes, Waverly Comm
2011 Artisans Marketplace Chair-
person is shown holding the 2011
Museum style poster featuring
images by Karl Neuroth.
BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Abington Journal Correspondent
CLARKS SUMMIT- Steve
Armillay, chief of staff to
State Representative Sid Mi-
chaels Kavulich, addressed
Clarks Summit Borough
council Nov. 2 to discuss the
progress of a multi-municipal-
ity flood mitigation project.
Dalton is the lead appli-
cant of the grant and there are
eight other municipalities
involved, Armillay said. Be-
fore the last serious flooding
took place, we met with some
farmers near the Newton Ran-
som area who were concerned
that the distribution of water
was getting further and fur-
ther each time and the crop
loss was becoming greater.
With it being a multi-mu-
nicipality grant, there is noth-
ing in Harrisburg like it right
now. We think it will get some
favorable attention. I think it
would be a great impact pro-
ject, Armillay said. We
know the Abingtons are in big
need of relief.
Janine Port, Center Street,
urged council to continue to
monitor the speeding prob-
lems on her street. Although
the police department is using
several devices to track
speeds and deter speeders,
Port asked for them to do
more.
There is nothing on the
street telling them to slow
down, Port said. Speeding is
really a concern, especially
when there are elderly people
walking around and a day
care center nearby. Im des-
perate for anything to be hon-
est with you.
Port has had a petition
signed by 30 people who are
concerned about the speeding
in the street.
Police Chief Lou Vitale said
the department is making an
effort to slow down drivers.
We put in a speed center
and I think that has had and
effect, he said. Vitale sug-
gested residents write to their
state representatives and ask
for another tool to monitor the
drivers. He added the depart-
ment may think about putting
neon triangles on the signs to
draw attention.
Elizabeth Klein, Summit
Avenue, approached borough
about a large tree that fell in
her yard from a nearby alley.
Klein said she has lived at the
residence for almost 40 years
and the borough has always
taken care of issues in the
alley. The alley is undedi-
cated, therefore it does not
belong to the borough or
Klein, according to borough
manager Virginia Kehoe.
Council commended the
Department of Public Works
(DPW) for negotiating a new
contact before the expiration
of the current one Dec. 31.
Dori Waters of the Abing-
ton Area Community Class-
room (AACC) gave council
an update on the progress of
proposed plans to covert the
former Clarks Summit Fire
Hall into an inclusive gather-
ing place where residents of
the Abingtons and the sur-
rounding areas can come
together for recreational, edu-
cational and artistic pro-
grams.
Waters is seeking a grant
from the Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation and needed the
borough to commit as a major
partner in order to move for-
ward, which they did.
Borough will have its 2012
budget available to the public
by Nov. 25, according to Ke-
hoe.
Council voted to have the
parking meters suspended
during the Abington Business
Professional Association holi-
day open house.
C.S. hears
flood
project
update
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
POSTCARD COURTESY JACK HIDDLESTONE
A movable nutcracker adds an-
other dimension to this holiday
greeting postcard. For more vin-
tage postcards with a Thanks-
giving theme, see upcoming edi-
tions.
GET
CRACKING
ON THE
HOLIDAY
SEASON
CLARKS SUMMIT- Abington Me-
morial Post #7069 honored all living
World War II veterans with a special
dinner Nov. 4 . Of the 17 known living
local WWII veterans, some are in
nursing homes and others are living
out of town with relatives.
All line officers and trustees of the
VFW, along with the Ladies Auxiliary
Officers and their trustees, were in
attendance. Also, District 10 Com-
mander Chet Potoski, Pennsylvania
State Junior Vice Commander Russell
Canevari, Clarks Summit Mayor Harry
Kelly and Clarks Summit Borough
President Gerrie Carey attended.
Presentations of honored certif-
icates as well as special gifts were
given to veterans from VFW Post
#7069.
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Com-
mander Bailey will attend a ceremony
at the Abington Heights Elementary
School. He will lead the student body
in the Pledge of Allegiance before
speaking to the second grade students
of his daughter, teacher Jacklyn Bailey,
about the importance of the day.
At 4 p.m., a contingent of veterans
will assemble at the new Veterans
Memorial in Clarks Summit to dedi-
cate the flags of honor.
Post 7069
honors
WWII
veterans
At the event are: Darius Leightcap, WW II
veteran U.S. Army, Steuart Bailey, Abington
Memorial Post #7069 Commander and Mike
Nardella, WWII, Korean War veteran U.S.
Army.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER
Russell Canevari, Jr. Vice Commander, Michael McClain, Quarter Master, Shirley Holmes, WW
II veteran, Steuart Bailey, Commander, Elmer Compton, WW II veteran U.S. Army and Don
Jones, Sr. Vice Commander.
Russell Canevari, Jr. Vice Commander, Wil-
liam Lamond, Sr. Vice Commander, Paula
Thompson, President 10th District Ladies
Auxiliary President and Steuart Bailey, Com-
mander
FACTORYVILLE- The
Factoryville budget is
done but still not ready
for approval by the board,
according to Borough
Manager Mary Ellen
Buckbee at a meeting
held Oct. 12.
She noted that the bud-
get is currently balanced
but one item could change
that. Buckbee said that
the borough has a work-
mans compensation claim
issue that is high, but she
is currently looking into
other insurance companies
to see if they can handle
it at a lower rate.
I simply can not final-
ize the budget without
this final number. We are
hoping for lower insur-
ance and once we do that
then the board can ap-
prove the budget, she
said.
Also making a presenta-
tion to the board was Bob
Doble of Reilly Associ-
ates of Wilkes- Barre.
He presented the board
with a proposal for a
storm water ordinance
which is currently not
present in the borough.
Doble noted that the De-
partment of Environmen-
tal Protection is mandat-
ing all boroughs and
townships have in place a
storm water ordinance and
he then presented his sug-
gestion to the board.
Factoryville hears
storm water proposal
BY SUSAN REBENSKY
Abington Journal Correspondent
diers and their families. The
presentation by Sanford,
called The Courage to Tran-
scend: ATrue Source of
Resiliency and Strength will
begin at 7 p.m. and will be
followed by a signing for his
book Waking: Amemoir of
Trauma and Transcendence.
Tickets are available for
free at Lackawanna College,
or through, www.jansride-
.com. Those interested may
also mail a self-addressed
stamped envelope to Mellow
Theater, Lackawanna Col-
lege, 501Vine Street, Scran-
ton, PA18509. There is a
limit of four tickets per fam-
ily. Any remaining tickets
will be available at the door.
Call 570.955.1455 with any
questions.
Sanford will also be con-
ducting a free yoga class Nov.
13 at the Lyceum(CYC) on
the corner of Jefferson and
Vine St. Scranton at 9 a.m.
Both events are being
sponsored by the Sgt. Jan
Argonish Ride. Though an
annual motorcycle ride, the
foundation has raised close
to $90,000 over the past four
years, according to Walsh. It
is organized in honor of Ar-
gonish, a local hero fromthe
National Guard who was
killed four years ago in Af-
ghanistan,
We have received a lot of
support fromthe area,
Walsh said.
Walsh met Sanford at a
yoga conference in NewYork
City and asked if he would
be interested in coming to
this area to speak to veterans.
At the age of 13, Sanford
was involved in a car acci-
dent that killed his father and
sister and left himparalyzed
fromthe waist down. In
2002, he founded Mind
Body Solutions, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization dedi-
cated to transforming trau-
ma, loss and disability into
hope and potential by awak-
ening the connection be-
tween mind and body.
He is an amazing individ-
ual and will hopefully be able
to help many of our local
veterans and currently serv-
ing soldiers who deal with
the unseen injuries, such as
post traumatic stress dis-
order, Walsh said. We in-
vite all veterans to attend
these events.
HEALING
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The Abington Heights Speech and
Debate/Forensic Team will host the
inaugural Comet Classic Invita-
tional Speech and Debate Tourna-
ment Nov. 12, from 8 a.m. -6 p.m., at
Abington Heights High School in
Clarks Summit.
Students will compete in12
events that showcase the forensic
arts of debate, the interpretation of
dramatic and/or written works, and
the performance of literary or
original oratorical compositions.
The public is welcome to observe at
no charge.
The Comet Classic is a fundraiser
for the Abington Heights Forensic
Team. Proceeds will help fund
transportation costs for the team to
attend upcoming tournaments. The
Friends of Forensics Booster Club
invites the community to support
the tournament in several ways:
volunteering for the days events;
donations of food, baked goods and
paper products and monetary
donations.
In addition, the Friends of Foren-
sics Booster Club invites members
of the community to volunteer as
judges for the speech and debate
events. Individuals who have been a
member of a speech and debate
team and/or those who have expe-
rience with public speaking are
encouraged to judge. However, no
experience is required and free
training is available.
The Comet Classic will offer the
tournament grand sweepstakes
award in honor of Eleanor and
James Langan. Mrs. Langan played
an instrumental role in forming the
Abington Heights Forensic Team.
For details, call 570.575.2906 or
email ccarter100@gmail.com.
Comet Classic
set for Nov. 12
teresting, so thats what
kind of led me to it, said
Tsaklas.
You take a piece of liter-
ature, and you cut it down
to 10 minutes so its a log-
ical story and you basically
play every character without
using any props. Everything
is based off your facial ex-
pressions, and your voices.
Tsaklas showed natural
talent for the event almost
immediately, and Scranta
said he has made great
strides over the course of
the year. She credited some
of his improvement with the
tournament setup.
One of the neat things
about forensics is you get
feedback from judges, said
Scranta.
And, its a great way to
learn how to take construc-
tive criticism, because the
goal is to make that judge
pick you. And you have to
adapt to what the judge
wants to see and take that
feedback and learn from it.
In addition to the advice
he received from the judges
over the course of last sea-
son, Tsaklas also sharpened
his skills by attending a
two-week forensic camp
this summer at George Ma-
son University in Fairfax,
Va.
During the camp he chose
the short play he has been
performing this season,
Bobby Wilson Can Eat His
Own Face, the story of a
boy who runs away from
home only to come back
after he realizes his life was
better than he thought.
Tsaklas then worked on the
short play five to seven
hours each day.
The time at the camp
made Tsaklas ready for the
tournament in October, as
well as for the Yale Invita-
tional Speech and Debate
Tournament at Yale Uni-
versity in which he compet-
ed at the end of September
and finished as a semifinal-
ist.
The Forensic Teams local
season competition started
Oct. 29 with a tournament
at Wilkes University. The
team will host its own in-
vitational tournament, the
Comet Classic, Nov.12, at
the high school.
Tsaklas, the son of Chris-
tine and Costas Tsaklas,
also competes in duo-in-
terpretation with his part-
ner, junior Meg Carter, and
plays viola in the Civic Or-
chestra at Wyoming Semi-
nary.
being encouraged by some
of his friends.
I was a little bit skeptical
about joining at first, said
Tsaklas.
I didnt think it would be
something I would be really
in to, but I thought it
sounded kind of interesting
so I joinedand fell in love
with it. Its my favorite
thing that I do.
Forensic coach Sarah
Scranta explained that a
tournament can have any-
where from 10 to 15 events.
After doing some research
online, Tsaklas decided that
the event he was most in-
terested in trying was hu-
morous interpretation.
The event that stood the
most out to me was humor-
ous interpretation, because
its fast paced, theres a lot
of characters usually, and
you have to be funny and I
thought that was really in-
Abington Heights High
School junior Panos Tsak-
las, a member of the
schools Forensic/Speech
and Debate Team competed
in the 41st Annual New
York City Invitational
Speech and Debate Tourna-
ment held at the Bronx
High School of Science and
Fordham Preparatory
School where he finished in
first place in the Humorous
Interpretation event.
The junior competed
against 32 other students,
from 138 schools across the
country, going through five
preliminary rounds, one
semifinal round and one
final round before being
crowned champion at the
event, which took place
Oct. 15 and 16.
I felt confident in my
rounds, but youre always
surprised when you come in
first place, said Tsaklas
about winning the tourna-
ment.
Of the 33 active members
on the Forensic/Speech and
Debate Team, which in-
cludes one student from
Lackawanna Trail High
School, three were chosen
to represent the school in
New York: Tsaklas, Shomik
Ghosh and Xiaofeng Jie.
Of the three, Tsaklas was
the only to advance to the
finals round.
The South Abington Twp.
resident joined the team last
year as a sophomore after
Coming home a champion
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Abington Heights High School Forensic/Speech and Debate team
members Shomik Ghosh, Panos Tsaklas, Xiaofeng Jie, shown above
from left, competed at the 41st Annual New York City Invitational
Speech and Debate Tournament.
rector Janice Joyce have
taken over Gregorys du-
ties at the elementary
center on a rotating basis,
and golf coach Harry
Powell and Rushefski
have taken over the re-
sponsibilities of athletic
director.
Its been a real team
effort, said Rakauskas in
a phone interview.
My hats off to every-
one. Administration has
really stepped up to make
sure everything at the
elementary center still
runs smoothly.
The school board held a
work session Nov. 7, but
the issue of who would
replace Gregory was not
discussed.
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Kindergarten students at St. Gregorys School in Clarks Green received a special lunch delivery Nov. 1. Clarks
Summit Fire Department members delivered pizza via fire truck to the students. The kindergarten class had highest
attendance at a fire department open house recently. The students and their teacher Chris Arcangelo greeted the fire-
fighters in the parking lot behind the school.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ANDY DAVIS
Red hot lunch
Students from Our Lady of
Peace School received First
Awards at the Region 2 meet-
ing of The Pennsylvania
Junior Academy of Science.
Shown above, from left are:
Cara Kopicki and Ajna Pra-
halad. The girls advanced to
the State Final competition
held at Pennsylvania State
University where they also
received First Awards.
Students earn
science awards
Keystone College hosted Young Authors Day at
Keystone College Nov. 2.
An estimated 200 students in grades three to 12
from seven schools were in attendance.
Keystone College hosts Young Authors
Shown from
left: Quinn
Kovaleski,
Henry Neb-
zydoski and
Claire Urbas,
3rd grade
students from
Forest City
look on during
a breakout
session.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ANDY DAVIS
Third graders from all over the
Abingtons gather around to listen
to Shelly Gills lecture
Rebel Akers, a senior at Forest
City Regional, poses for illustrator
Ted Michalowski
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OBITUARY
Sonia Drag-
on Zoka, 78 of
Clarks Sum-
mit died
Thursday, Nov.
3, at the Re-
gional Hospi-
tal of Scranton Hospice Unit.
She was the widow of Casimir
Cappy Peter Zoka who died
in 2006.
Born in Olyphant, she was
the daughter of the late Olga
and Stephen Dragon. A gradu-
ate of Lackawanna Junior Col-
lege, she worked as an Exec-
utive Assistant in Philadelphia.
Upon her return to Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania, she married
in 1961 and started her family.
Surviving are a son, Joseph
Zoka and wife Shelly; a
daughter Judith Z. Detter and
husband Michael, Casimir
Zoka Jr.; and a sister Martha.
She was blessed with five
loving grandchildren, Andy,
Greg, Brad, Zoe and Allie
whom she adored.She was
preceded in death by a sister,
Joan and a son, Jaime.During
her 45 years of marriage she
enjoyed being a stay-at-home
mom and volunteering for the
American Heart Association.
Sonia was a gentle, kind and
generous person. She was a
loving mother and dedicated
friend who always put others
before herself. She enjoyed
family traditions, knitting and
Penn State football.Mass of
Christian burial was to be cele-
brated Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. at Our
Lady of the Snows Church,
300 S. State St., Clarks Sum-
mit. Interment will be in Ca-
thedral Cemetery.
The family would like to
thank her physician and the
staff at Hospice who took ex-
ceptional care of her and pro-
vided on-going comfort to her
family.
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions may be made in her name
to the Regional Hospital of
Scranton Hospice Unit, 740
Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA
18510. Arrangements are en-
trusted to the care of the Law-
rence E. Young Funeral Home,
418 South State St., Clarks
Summit, PA. To leave an on-
line condolence, visit
www.lawrenceeyoungfuner-
alhome.com.
Sonia D. Zoka
November 3, 2011
Elizabeth
A. Betty
DeMatteo, 61,
of Clarks
Summit, died
Saturday, Oct.
22, at the
VNA Hospice Unit at Com-
munity Medical Center. She
courageously struggled with
cancer since December 2010.
Born Aug. 5, 1950, in
Scranton, daughter of the late
Frank and Elizabeth Tomko
DeMatteo, she lived in Clarks
Summit since 2003 and lived
more than 25 years in Pen-
nington, N.J. She was a 1968
graduate of Dickson City
High School, having gradu-
ated with honors. She re-
ceived her bachelor of sci-
ence degree in accounting,
magna cum laude, from The
University of Scranton and
her masters degree in busi-
ness administration from
Rider University, Lawrence-
ville, N.J.
Betty recently was the
human resources manager at
Marywood University, where
she was employed since
2004. She worked as a fi-
nancial professional and was
experienced in human re-
sources during most of her
professional career. Before
being human resources man-
ager for Marywood Uni-
versity, she was a manager at
Educational Testing Services,
Princeton, N.J. She formerly
was employed by Dow Jones
& Co., Princeton, N.J., for
more than 23 years, where
she was an executive director
handling the finance depart-
ments special projects. She
was also formerly employed
at McGrail, Young & Co.,
certified public accountants,
Scranton; Donald C. Grif-
fiths, CPA, Scranton and
First National Bank, Dickson
City.
She was a faithful member
of Our Lady of the Snows
Parish, Clarks Summit, and
the Catholic Womens Club.
A daughter, sister and aunt,
she brought much love and
happiness to her family. Her
gentle kindness filled the
hearts of many. An accom-
plished woman, she was ded-
icated to her profession and
was a person of detail. She
shared a smile with those she
met and a warm greeting of
friendship. She enjoyed the
outdoors and was especially
fond of her dogs, Hannah and
Nutmeg. Her loving thought-
fulness will be missed by all
who knew her.
The family wishes to ex-
press its sincere appreciation
for the care and kindness
provided by Dr. Janet Er-
ickson and Dr. Salvatore
Scialla. They appreciated the
kindness the caregivers from
Hospice of the Sacred Heart
and the VNA Hospice pro-
vided in her final days.
Surviving are a sister,
Frances DeMatteo Ferrese
and husband, Philip, Oly-
phant; a niece, Laura Ferrese
Burns and husband, Patrick,
Clarks Green; a nephew,
Philip J. Ferrese Jr., Oly-
phant; a great-nephew, Tris-
tan Patrick Burns; and a
great-niece, Peyton Elizabeth
Burns, Clarks Green.
The funeral was from the
Jennings-Calvey Funeral and
Cremation Services Inc., 111
Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit
18411, with Mass at 10 a.m.
in Our Lady of the Snows
Church, 301 S. State St.,
Clarks Summit, celebrated by
Monsignor James J. McGarry
and concelebrated by Mon-
signor Philip A. Gray, Mon-
signor Constantine V. Sico-
nolfi and the Rev. Brian Van-
Fossen. Interment, Holy
Ghost Cemetery, Olyphant.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Sisters of the
IHM, 2300 Adams Ave.,
Scranton, PA18509; Our
Lady of the Snows Building
Fund, 301 S. State St., Clarks
Summit, PA18411; or St.
Francis of Assisi Kitchen,
500 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA
18509. To send an online
condolence, visit www.jen-
ningscalvey.com.
Elizabeth A. Betty DeMatteo
October 22, 2011
Carl J.
Haberstroh,
80, of
Whitehall
died Oct.
30 in St.
Lukes
Hospital Allentown Cam-
pus. Carl and his wife
Shirley A. (Bray) Haber-
stroh celebrated 57 years
of marriage July 16.
Born Oct. 22, 1931 in
South Abington Town-
ship, he was the son of
the late Carl and Cathe-
rine (Kocher) Haber-
stroh. Carl worked as an
iron worker for 37 years
until his retirement in
1987. He was a member
of the Ironworkers Union
Local #36 of Allentown.
He was a member of
Bethany United Metho-
dist Church, Wescosville.
Surviving, in addition
to his wife, Shirley are
sons, Carl and his wife
Margo of Allentown,
Dean of Whitehall;
daughters Cheryl, wife of
Jeffrey Schuler of Wal-
nutport, Linda, wife of
Edward Hanna of Em-
maus; 13 grandchildren,
Justin, Chelsea, Carl IV,
Alison, Sarah, Tiffani,
David, Lindsey, Jason,
Dustin, Cody, E.C. and
Kate; five great-grand-
children; sisters, Margie
Jenkins, South Abington
Township, Catherine
Smith, Clarks Summit,
Paula Mancia, Jessup
and Nancy Singh, Indi-
ana.
Carl was preceded in
death by his brother,
Larry. Funeral services
were held Nov. 3 at 11
a.m. at Bethany United
Methodist Church, 1208
Brookside Rd., Wescos-
ville, PA 18106.
Burial followed in the
Cedar Hill Memorial
Park, Allentown. Memo-
rials may be presented to
the church in loving
memory of Carl J. Ha-
berstroh. Arrangements
are under the direction of
the Reichel Funeral
Home, 326 E. 21ST St.,
Northampton, PA 18967.
Carl J. Haberstroh
October 30, 2011
Robert M.
Owens, 85, of
Lake Winola,
formerlyof
Clarks Green,
diedSunday
morning, Nov.
6, at Regional Hospital of Scran-
tonHospice Unit. His wife of
more than65years is Doris L.
SiegfriedOwens.
BorninShoemakersville, he
was the sonof the late JosephM.
andAnnabelle EvelynCarnes
Owens. Prior tohis retirement,
he workedfor Bell Telephone
Co. as a business office manag-
er for the Wilkes -Barre district.
He was a member of the First
PresbyterianChurchof Clarks
Summit where he servedas
Deaconandas a SundaySchool
teacher. He was a 32degree
Masoninthe Bloomsburg
Lodge, past president andPaul
Harris Fellowof the Wilkes
-Barre RotaryClub, a member
of the ScrantonCanoe Cluband
former councilmanfor the
Clarks GreenBorough. He was
anArmyveteranof WWII and
fought inthe Battle of the Bulge.
He was a1944graduate of Muh-
lenbergHighSchool anda grad-
uate of PennState University
witha degree inElectrical Engi-
neering.
He was a lovinghusband,
father andgrandfather who
enjoyedpilotinghis private
plane frombothSeamans and
Schultzville Airports.
Alsosurvivingare his son
Robert Owens andwife Karen,
Montrose; twodaughters, Mi-
chelle Miller andhusbandMi-
chael Dobbins, Audubon, and
KimberlyWagers, Lake Winola;
a brother, C. RichardOwens,
Fla.; a sister, Patricia Kno-
blauch, MuhlenbergTownship;
grandchildrenRyanMiller,
Cara Miller-Roldan(Jimmy),
Michael Dobbins (Kyoungnam
An), ElijahWagers, Shana Slay-
baugh(Chris), MarkDobbins
(Jamie), JoshOwens (Megan),
Hannah, Rachel, Joseph, Caleb,
Seth, Levi andElias Owens; and
one great grandchild, Abby
Owens.
Amemorial service will be
heldNov. 19at 1pmfromthe
First PresbyterianChurch, 300
School St., Clarks Summit, with
services byRev. WilliamCarter,
pastor. Friends maycall Nov. 19
fromnoonuntil the time of
service. Inlieuof flowers, me-
morials maybe made inRob-
erts name tothe First Presby-
terianChurch.
Robert M. Owens
November 6, 2011
Bessie
Louise Be-
tty Webb, 83,
of Falls Twp.,
diedOct. 28at
AlliedSkilled
NursingFacil-
ity.
BornJuly2, 1928, inScranton,
daughter of the late Robert and
Beatrice BonettoWebb, she
livedmost of her life inFalls
Twp. andwas formerlyof North
Scranton. Bettywas oftenseen
withher devotedbrothers. She
wouldbe withher brothers while
theyworkedinHickoryGrove
Cemeteryandshe wouldalways
share her prettysmile withcem-
eteryvisitors. She was dearly
lovedbyher familyandwas
especiallycaredfor bythemin
recent years.
The familywishes toexpress
its gratitude tothe staff inAllied
SkilledNursingOne Northfor
the kindcare andfriendshipthey
sharedwithBetty.
Survivingare four brothers,
Robert Jr. andPaul, bothof Falls;
WilliamWebb, Syracuse, N.Y.;
andJackWebb, Peru, N.Y.; three
sisters, MildredSmalley, White-
field, N.H.; MaryHeitman,
MoscowandJeanWest, Fair-
field, Conn.; her devotedcare-
giver, Carol Bish; several nieces,
nephews, great-nieces andgreat-
nephews.
The funeral was heldOct. 31
withservices bythe Rev. Rebec-
ca R. Tanner. Interment was in
FairviewCemetery, Mill City.
Memorial contributions maybe
made toGriffinPondAnimal
Shelter, 967GriffinPondRoad,
Clarks Summit, PA18411; or St.
Francis Assisi Kitchen, 500
PennAve., Scranton, PA18503.
Arrangements: Jennings-
CalveyFuneral andCremation
Services Inc., 111ColburnAve.,
Clarks Summit, PA18411,
www.jenningscalvey.com.
Bessie Louise Betty Webb
October 28, 2011
Charlotte A.
Giardina died
after an extend-
ed illness on
Sunday, Nov. 6,
at Abington
Manor, Clarks Summit. She is
survived by her husband of 53
years Vincent J. Giardina Sr.
Born April 19, 1936 in Jersey
City, NewJersey she was the
daughter of the late James H.
and Edna Quigley Sloan. She
was a graduate of Harrison High
School. She was a resident of
Dalton, and member of Our
Lady of The Snows church.
She was an animal lover and
rescued scores of furry creatures
throughout her life. She cham-
pioned the welfare of children
and the poor. She loved the
beach, books, music and was a
beautiful dancer. She was a
devoted and beloved wife,
mother, grandmother, sister and
friend.
She is survived by two sons,
Vincent J. Giardina Jr. and his
wife Janet, Medford, N.J. and
Christopher J. and his wife Ruth,
Dalton; a sister Sharon and
husband Jerry Pisciotta; four
grandchildren, AndrewV. and
Madeline R. of Dalton; Chris-
topher and wife Chelle Harper,
and Jennifer and husband Rick
Post, all fromVirginia. She was
also blessed with four great-
grandchildren, CJ and Saman-
tha Harper and Emma and Aly-
son Post, along with numerous
nieces and nephews whomshe
loved dearly.
She was preceded in death by
her brother James.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held Thursday, Nov. 10, at
9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the
Snows Church, 301South State
St., Clarks Summit. Interment
will be at 2 p.m. in Holy Cross
Cemetery in North Arlington,
N.J.
Friends may call Wednesday
from2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m. at the
Lawrence E. Young Funeral
Home, 418 South State St.,
Clarks Summit. To send online
condolences, visit www.law-
renceeyoungfuneralhome.com.
Charlotte A. Giardina
November 6, 2011
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The Griffin Pond
Animal Shelter, 967
Griffin Pond Rd.,
Clarks Summit, is
open for the adop-
tion of pets from
noon to 4:30 p.m.,
daily. Wish list items
are always appre-
ciated, including
kitty litter and cat
food, Timothy hay,
Carefresh or Aspen
bedding for small
animals and any
type of donation.
Adopt a cage at the
Griffin Pond Animal Shel-
ter for one month and
your $20 donation will go
toward care and feeding
of the animal in that cage
for the month you choose.
A card will be placed on
the cage identifying the
sponsor for that month.
Send the following
Adopt-a-Cage informa-
tion, including name,
address, city, state and
zip, phone number,
sponsor month, choice
of dog, cat or small
animal cage and how you
would like your sponsor
card to appear, along
with $20 for each cage
to The Griffin Pond Animal
Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond
Rd., Clarks Summit, PA 1841
1.
My name is ... Kiara
Name: Kiara
Sex: Spayed Female
Age: 11
Type: Chow Chow/Beagle
About Me: I like cats and dogs. I play well
with children. I was previously kept indoors and
Im housebroken and very friendly
Price: $101
Remember to contact the Griffin Pond Animal
Shelter at 586.3700 if your pet is lost or goes
astray.
On Sept. 8, local homecare company, CareGivers America, celebrated the groundbreaking for their new
headquarters on State Street in Clarks Summit. Since its founding in 2002, this family- owned operation
has moved three times, never leaving its State Street roots.
Five years ago, the company outgrew its original location of 723 S. State Street and moved to its current
location of 718 S. State Street. In this groundbreaking, the owners plan for a two- story building next door
to the current location.
The new 9,000 square foot structure will house an administrative staff of more than 40 people. The
companys main businesses include non-medical homecare, medical home health, hospice, medical supply
and staffing services. CareGivers Americas headquarters supports 13 branch offices serving more than
2,500 consumers in over 30 counties in Pennsylvania and New York State. Their staff of 1,500 employees
provides care to the elderly and those with disabilities. CareGivers America is proud to be continuing their
growth in Clarks Summit.
From left, are: Harry Kelly, Mayor of Clarks Summit; Mike Washo, County Commissioner; Sid Michael Kavulich, State
Representative; Gerrie Carey, Clarks Summit Borough Council President and Mia Bartoletti, CareGivers America Vice
President.
CareGivers breaks ground in C.S.
Abington Heights High School
administration is seeking mem-
bers of the Abington Heights
High School Classes of 2009,
2010 and 2011 to serve on an
alumni panel on Nov. 23, from
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the
Abington Heights High School,
222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit.
Space is limited. Panel members
will speak about their experiences
after high school graduation.
Contact Patty Andrisani at
570.585.5328 to register or for
more information. Registration
deadline for panel members is
Nov. 18.
A.H. Seeks alumni for Nov. 23 panel
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DICTIONARYPROJECT
Rotary Club of the Abing-
tons members, under the direc-
tion of Lenora Cunningham,
will soon be dispersing a free,
newdictionary to each student
in the Abingtons that is en-
rolled in 3rd grade. With an
average of about
300 children an-
nually, the Club is
approaching 3,000
dictionaries dis-
persed. Books are
presented to the
children in class-
rooms throughout
the area including
private schools, and
home schooled
children are encour-
aged to get theirs at
the Abington Com-
munity Library.
HEADSTART
SECRETSANTA
Rotary Club of the Abing-
tons members selected chil-
dren fromHead Start to pro-
vide clothing and a wish list
gift to children ages four to six
years. Imagine a three-year-old
child whos only wish for a
Christmas gift is a stuffed
monkey....
INTERACTNEWS
President Jaimee Kester
reports international project is
going to be raising money for
Wells for India, which is a
charity that builds water wells
for impoverished portions of
India. They chose this charity
since Varun is fromIndia, and
a member of Interact.
VARUNHARNATHKA
CHECKS IN
Varun reports: The month
of October has been amazing.
The first week of October I
visited my host brothers in
Philadelphia, along with my
host family, where I learned a
lot about the history of Amer-
ica and its importance. I also
learned many more facts about
Benjamin Franklin who played
a major role in shaping the city.
The second week of October
was filled with some fun expe-
riences. It was the week before
(Abington Heights High
School) Homecoming and we
had a significant event for each
day. The Homecoming
Carnival in which I volun-
teered on behalf of the Interact
Club for the Hula Hoop con-
test. I also won many more
exciting prizes in other games
like ring toss, frog jumper etc.
Saturday night was the Home-
coming dance and it was one
of the first formal dances that I
ever attended. It was a very
fun- filled night. In the last
week of October, we had the
Rotary District Conference in
Poconos where I met the other
exchange students and got to
interact with many interesting
people of the district 7410. We
had a great time and were
involved in activities like Laser
Tag, snowhiking, mini golf,
swimming etc. Not to forget, I
experienced my first snowfall
there, which I thought was
spectacular. October 31st :
HALLOWEEN.. I celebrated
my first American festival with
great joy. I dressed up with a
scary mask and a long wig
attached with a black robe and
went trick or treating with
friends. My horrifying cos-
tume did not make anybody in
the town hesitate before giving
me candies. Covering almost a
fourth of the town, I had a big
bag filled with candies and I
amsure I would have enough
supply for the rest of the
month. I have been having a
great time so far and amlook-
ing forward to all the other
activities that await my pres-
ence.
FOREIGNEXCHANGE
STUDENTS CHECKIN
Gabby Shefski writes:
Bonjour! Well, I finally have a
week off of school to relax!
Everything is starting to fall
into place with my classes in
school and the language. I
understand practically every-
thing and Imeven starting to
think in French. Imgetting
along great with my host fam-
ily and Immaking newfriends
in school. In the past month
Ive definitely gone through
some of the ups and downs of
the exchange stu-
dent experience, but
overall it has been
the most rewarding
experience of my
life. And its only
just starting.
Noni Murithi
writes: Recently, I
attended the Black
Eyed Peas Concert
at Mall of Asia and
it was a blast. After-
ward, as a birthday
surprise, my host
sister took us to a
club and the Black
Eyed Peas were
there. It was surreal and prob-
ably the best birthday present.
Recently I switched host fam-
ilies. I nowlive in a neigh-
borhood and have four siblings.
I have a feeling that this is
going to be one in million.
Paalam!
Become involved in Rotary.
Rotary Club of the Abingtons
meets every Thursday at The
Commons at the Inn at Nichols
Village at 12:10PM.
Rotary Club
of the Abingtons
With
Leah Ducato Rudolph
Free dictionaries for children
Leah Ducato Rudolph is the publicity
chairman of the Rotary Club of The
Abingtons. She may be reached at
570.587.3440 or lrudolph@al-
bright.org.
Members of Rotary Club recently celebrated Halloween,
complete with prizes, candy, and costumes. Shown,
from left, are Matt Capwell, Leah Rudolph, Ned Connell,
Tony Bolthouse, Howard Hyde, Roger Mattes, Lenora
Cunningham and Bill Christian.
As far as the reason why
Stevens opted to be president,
a one-year term, he said, Its
hard to get parents involved
because everybody has jobs
and kids involved in extra
curricular activities. My wife,
who is vice-president of the
club, and I, got involved
when my son moved up to
the freshman team to play
football. We thought it was
like the old days we sold
hot dogs and coffee. Today,
its a much bigger operation.
Almost like a small diversi-
fied company, Stevens said.
Stevens said a handful of
people were willing to sacri-
fice their time and help the
youngsters have a positive
experience. We were asked
to carry the tradition.
Most involved are the Foot-
ball Fan Club and the par-
ents, who are the teams
cheerleaders. However, the
students help as well. They
sell Comet Cards to the com-
munity, which people can use
at local vendors to receive
discounts. Stevens said he
remembers when a local el-
derly couple was not contact-
ed to buy the Comet Card. It
was their one way of actively
giving to the team. They
contacted the Fan Club who
assured them they would
receive their cards. A football
player and student insisted on
hand -delivering the card to
the patrons. Stevens said it
was a sign of how well the
Fan Club works and how
dedicated they and the fans
are to the team.
The Fan Club also supports
through apparel and food
concession sales at football
games. These efforts fund the
football program whether
through equipment, uniforms
or food for the team. We
make sure the team gets a
good meal before the game,
Stevens said.
As an alumni and former
player for Abington Heights,
Stevens said he felt obligated
to fulfill the role of president
because he has such a pas-
sion for football. In more
and more sports programs at
the high school level every-
body does their part, and
were only as successful as
the people who get involved.
Im fortunate to have people
who make my job easier.
Were out there working all
year round so the boys can
have a lifelong memory.
Stevens works for De Sales
University in Center Valley,
as an adjunct instructor in
their MBA program and for
Baker College Center of
Graduate Studies, Flint,
Mich. as an adjunct instruc-
tor in their undergrad busi-
ness program. He serves as
an associate faculty member
of Ashford University, San
Diego, Calif., where he
teaches healthcare adminis-
tration and psychology cours-
es. He manages all of his
positions from home and
online.
Stevens has been married
15 years to Kay, a nursing
supervisor at Allied Skilled
Nursing Center. They have
two sons: Daniel, 15, a start-
ing center and nose guard for
the Abington Heights foot-
ball team. William, 9, plays
for the Abington Junior
Comets.
Those interested in finding
out more about the Comet
Football Fan Club can go to
www.cometfootballanclub-
.coml
Meet the President
Interests and Hobbies: Perhaps my deepest interest is continuing to
learn and understand what it means to be human. There is also an
interest in helping people achieve.
Im Inspired by: People who achieveespecially people who achieve
against the odds or above expectations.
Favorite Place in the World: HomeI am most comfortable at home
surrounded by the people and things I love. When I travel, I am always
pleasantly surprised at the happy feeling I experience returning back to
NEPA. I am always amazed at the number of people on the flight into
Scranton. Favorite Book: Bennett, William. (1993). The book of virtues:
A treasury of great moral stories. NY: Simon & Schuster. This is a
collection of anecdotal stories organized by subject.
My Greatest Achievement: A successful marriage, great kids and
holding a Ph.D.
Perfect Saturday Afternoon: 70 degrees, mostly sunny, a hint of fall in
the air, the smell of wood burning, the sound and presence of the
marching band, cheerleaders, football players and fans either at The
PIT or in Beaver Stadium.
One item I cant leave home without: I have threea sense of reason,
a sense of humor and a can-do attitude.
PRESIDENT
Continued from Page 1
John, operated a dairy farm.
I was born and raised on a
farm. Once that farming gets
in your blood, youre stuck,
he said. Weve always been
farmers. It was a lot of hard
work, but it was a good life.
Hes proud to now put his
cows to pasture on the land
named for his great-great-
grandfather, John, one of the
earliest settlers of Scott Town-
ship.
On the topographical map
Im very proud of it it says
Sarnoski Hill. It goes all the
way from East Benton all the
way to the state park, Sarnos-
ki said.
While he loves the work
that has him up at 4:30 a.m. to
tend to his 100 head of beef
cattle, he admits its not al-
ways the most profitable.
My accountant says every
year, What are you doing this
for? Its because I like doing
it, he said.
He shares that love with his
two daughters Lainie, 12,
and Lexie, 10.
Lainies a real outdoors
person, Sarnoski said. I
think shes the one thats going
to be in charge of the farm.
Im leaving the farm to the
girls, and I tell them every
day, Dont sell the farm.
Once you sell it, its gone. The
money will be gone, the farm
will be gone, and then youll
wish you had it back for the
rest of your life.
Locally, farmland preserva-
tion programs are coordinated
through the Lackawanna
County Agricultural Land
Preservation Program and
administrator Ellie Hyde, 62,
of North Abington Township.
Since taking over the pres-
ervation program from prior
director Bill Lange in 2003,
Hyde estimates that she has
doubled the amount of con-
served areas in Lackawanna
County to more than 4,000
acres.
Hyde is currently working
on applications for two other
farm preservation grants
one each in Benton and Madi-
son townships
While the state program
works to slow the loss of
farmland to non-agricultural
uses, it also helps those farms
continue to operate and, in
some cases, expand. Sarnoski
used the money from the prior
preservation of close to 80
acres in the early 2000s to buy
the 17 acres that were most
recently preserved.
At an appraised rate of
$2,436 per acre, the new pres-
ervation brought more than
$41,000 to Sarnoski Hill
Farm.
It helps out a lot. A lot of
farmers would have maybe
lost their land, especially dairy
farmers because the price of
milk was so low, he said.
The preservation had to help
a great majority of those
farmers. If not, it gave their
farms enough money so they
didnt have to sell it.
For Sarnoski, its provided a
land thats now preserved
from commercial develop-
ment.
PRESERVED
Continued from Page 1
PRESERVED ACREAGE
The following total acres have
been preserved by the
Lackawanna County Agricultural
Land Preservation Program since
1994:
Benton Twp., 1,240 acres.
Greenfield Twp., 1,213 acres.
Jefferson Twp., 206 acres.
Madison Twp., 364 acres.
North Abington Twp., 320 acres.
Scott Twp., 718 acres.
Total, 4,061 acres.
Source: Ellie Hyde, administrator,
LCALPR.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 9A
ArtsEtc...
What a day! Last Wednes-
day, the Dietrich hosted a
bus trip to New York City to
see Sister Act, the musical,
on Broadway. In my mind,
the day was perfect! We had
free time when we got to the
city to shop, dine and sight-
see. I know a couple of folks
visited the 9/11 Memorial
while there. A few of us
from the Dietrich met with
Jeffrey Jacobs, our theaters
film booker, for lunch. It was
wonderful to see him. And
when you talk with Jeffrey, it
is obvious that Tunkhannock
and the Dietrich hold a spe-
cial place in his heart. His
first concern when we met
with him was to find out
how our community was
faring after the flood. He was
shocked by the photos, but
was also very encouraged by
how members of our com-
munity have come together
to help one another recover.
We are very lucky to have
Jeffrey. He puts an enormous
amount of time and energy
into booking the best block-
busters, and foreign and in-
dependent films out there for
us. In fact, I know Hildy
Morgan, our executive direc-
tor, and he are cooking up
ways to bring in even more
of the films you want to see
in 2012.
Oops, I got sidetracked!
Anyway, after lunch in New
York, it was time for Sister
Act at the Broadway Theat-
re. And let me tell you, the
show was pure fun full of
sequins and disco music!
The cast had us all on our
feet by the end of the show. I
was especially impressed and
awed by the set design. So
many talented people come
together to make a show
come to life. And we are
lucky enough to have one of
those talents from Broadway
in our midst. Douglas Carter
Beane, who lives part-time in
our area, was nominated in
2011 for a Tony Award for
Best Book of a Musical for
his work on Sister Act. He
has also written Lysistrata
Jones, which will open on
Broadway Dec.14. Exciting,
right?
Oh dear, Im off topic
again! After the show, all 30
of us went to Carmines for a
family- style dinner. I tell
you, it is my favorite Italian
restaurant to dine at with a
group. Their Penne alla Vod-
ka dish is delicious.
We would like to thank all
of those who attended the
trip. In fact, we received so
much great feedback about
the trip, we will be planning
another trip in the Spring.
Stay tuned for details you
wont want to miss it.
And speaking of live theat-
MORE THAN
MOVIES
Dietrich Theater
Erica Rogler
See Movies, Page 11
Visual Arts
Botanical Illustration
Made Easy presented at
ArtWorks Gallery & Stu-
dio, 503 Lackawanna Ave-
nue, Scranton, in collabora-
tion with the Everhart Mu-
seum, Nov. 15, from 6 to 8
p.m. Cost: $35 including
materials. Info: Everhart
for registration: 346.7186
Off the Wall featuring
artists Heather Murphy,
Lolita Nogan, Erica Simon
and Michael Swanson at
New Visions Studio and
Gallery, 201 Vine St.,
Scranton. The exhibit will
be on view from November
4 to 27 with an opening re-
ception on First Friday,
Nov. 4 from5 to10 p.m. In-
fo: 570.878.3970.
Performing
Arts
Barbershop Vocal Clin-
ic presented by How to Be
a Great Singer: The Feed-
ing and Care of the Singers
Voice with the Endless
Mountains Barbershop
Chorus Nov.12 from 10:30
a.m. to noon, for men and
boys age12 and older. Cost:
Free. Info: 570.836.8595 or
570.240.1566.
The Whos Tommy, a
rock musical based on The
Whos original 1969 album
about the amazing pinball
wizard. The show is direct-
ed by director of perform-
ing arts Teresa Fallon with
musical direction by Ken
McGraw. Performance
dates are Nov. 11 to 13 and
18 to 20. Info: 1-800-
WILKES-U, ext. 4420.
The Benefit Instrumen-
tal Concert, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
at Lackawanna Trail High
School. Cost: Donationwill
be accepted at the door.
Flock of Seagulls, Nov.
12, 9 p.m. Gypsies at Mount
Airy Casino Resort. Cost:
$25/$40. Info: call
1.866.468.7619 or visit
mountairycasino.com.
Up & Coming Comedy
Series at the Scranton Cul-
tural Center, featuring
Keith Barany, Anthony Ac-
quaviva and emcee Pro-
spector of the Rock 107
Morning Show, as well as
musical act Nobody Fancy
Nov.12 at doors open at 7
p.m., show starts at 8. Cost:
$16. Info: 570.344.1111.
Sound For Scoliosis:
Rockthe Lumbar at Hon-
eychilds, 109 Drinker St.,
Dunmore, Nov. 13, 6 p.m.
featuring comedian Kenny
Jay and the bands Back-
draft, The Project, Blush,
Jax and Knucklehead
Smith.
Folk Songs from
Around the World, The
Lackawanna Trail Choral
Department, Nov. 15, 7p.m.
at Lackawanna Trail High
School. Cost: Donations
will be accepted at the door.
10th anniversary cele-
bration Generations Sing
Concert presented by the
Catholic Choral Society,
Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. at St. Pe-
ters Cathedral in Scranton.
Info: 570.587.2753 or visit
www.catholichoralsocie-
ty.org
Irving Berlins White
Christmas, Nov 26, 27,
Dec 1 to 4, 8 to 11 and 15 to
18, at the Music Box Dinner
Playhouse, 196 Hughes St,
Swoyersville, Thursdays
thru Saturdays curtain is at
8 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m. Din-
ner and show and show-on-
ly tickets now on sale. Info:
570.283.2195 or
800.698.PLAY.
Literary Arts
Writers Group, for ages
18 and up, at the Dietrich
Theater in downtown Tunk-
hannock, Thursdays from 7
to 8:30 p.m., ongoing.
Come and read your work
or listen and be inspired.
All genres and levels of
writing welcome. Cost:
Free. Info: 570.996.1500.
Arts, Crafts
and More
Darkroom open-use at
NewVisions Studio &Gal-
lery 201 Vine St., Scranton,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
noon to 6 p.m.; Thursday to
Saturday noon to 9 p.m.;
Sunday noon to 3 p.m.
Cost: $19.99 for one day,
See Calendar , Page 11
Last weeks winner:
Tammy Kugler
of Clarks Summit
Last weeks answer:
Justin Timberlake
A
full spectrum of writers
will be on hand to read
various selections at the
inaugural Writers Showcase at
New Visions Studio and Gal-
lery, Scranton, Nov. 12 at 7
p.m.
Co-hosts Brian Fanelli and
Jason Lucarelli are both hoping
that the event will be a success.
Fanelli, a published poet and
seasoned reader, met Lucarelli
at a workshop hosted by Fanelli
at The Vintage Theater. Luca-
relli, a graduate student at Ver-
mont College of Fine Arts, was
looking for feedback on his
admissions essay. The two kept
in contact and decided to orga-
nize a reading.
For Lucarelli, this is his first
public reading.
Part of the draft process is
reading aloud, he explained.
You get a better sense of what
others think of your writing.
Fanelli, who has given read-
ings throughout the tri-state
area, agreed.
Readings are the bread and
butter in this business. You
have to get used to readings,
and people enjoy hearing fic-
tion and poetry.
The showcase will feature a
wide array of pieces, including
short-story fiction, non-fiction,
and poetry.
There will be something for
everyone, Fanelli said.
Theres such a mix a lot of
styles. Most of the writers are
also seasoned readers.
Melanie Boisseau, co-owner
and curator at New Visions, is
also excited about the event.
Ive wanted to do something
like this for awhile. It was just
a matter of time, she ex-
plained. Im glad that well be
getting a new kind of crowd.
Fanelli described New Vi-
sions as the perfect location
and knew he wanted to hold
the event there. He added that
the area has a very vibrant art
and literary community.
Lucarelli is also looking at
the event as an opportunity to
network with others in his
field.
I sort of want to piggy
back on other writers who
have made it. I want to be
where they are.
Fanelli is expecting a suc-
cessful event and hopes to hold
more readings at New Visions
in the future.
There are a lot of writers
that I would like to feature in
the future. I also hope to fea-
ture at least one undergraduate
student per reading to show-
case new voices.
Fanelli and Lucarelli will be
joined by fellow writers Dawn
Leas, Tom Borthwick, Alexis
Czencz-Belluzzi, Amye Archer,
Norma Bernstock, and Keys-
tone College senior, Steve
Keating.
The Writers Showcase is free
and open to the public. Dona-
tions will be accepted at the
door, with all proceeds going
toward New Visions. Copies of
published work by some of the
writers will also be available
for purchase and signing.
Co-hosts of the inaugural Writers Showcase at New Visions Studio and Gallery, Scranton, Brian Fanelli and Jason Lucarelli
will be joined Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. by fellow writers Dawn Leas, Tom Borthwick, Alexis Czencz-Belluzzi, Amye Archer, Norma
Bernstock, and Keystone College senior, Steve Keating.
Waiting to be heard
New Visions to host Writers Showcase Nov. 12
By Joseph Croft
Abington Journal Correspondent
Contestants can only win once in a 60-day period.
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Photography Club at library
PHOTO COURTESY JOE STATUTO,
NORTHEAST PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB PRESIDENT, CLARKS SUMMIT
Winners of the Northeast
Photography Club third annual
photography show were an-
nounced at the Abington
Community Library Nov. 3.
Shown, at the library, from left
are: Library Board President,
Frank Santoriello; Vaibhav
Bhosale, Honorable Mention,
Clarks Summit; Ray Listanski,
Best of Show, Clarks Summit;
Image Let Me Out; Cheryl
Kaiser, Kaiser Fine Photog-
raphy, judge, Carbondale;
Shane McGeehan, Honorable
Mention, Clarks Summit; Al
Pierce,1st place. Absent from
photo: 2nd Place, Carl Buck-
land, Wilkes- Barre.
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mark in Clarks Summit. Well notify you if you win, and well print the winning contestant and answer
in an upcoming issue of The Abington Journal with the next contest photo.
Winner #109: Sandy Pierre
Answer #109: Citizens Savings Bank, Clarks Summit
Pieces of the Abingtons contest rules:
1. Identify correct location of Photo #110, above.
2. Submit your entry by contest deadline on Friday, November 18, 2011.
3. Entry must include the correct location and/or description of the
Piece of the Abingtons featured in the current weeks photo.
4. Entry should include your name, address, contact number (not for
publication) and correct answer and be sent to: The Abington Journal, 211S.
State Street, Clarks Summit PA18411or news@theabingtonjournal.com
5. Contestants can only win once in a 90-day period.
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The Abington Community Library will host a variety
of vendors with hand-crafted gift items for sale at the
Holiday Marketplace this Saturday, Nov.12, from 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. They will display their unique gifts at ta-
bles throughout the library building, which will be deco-
rated in a Victorian theme. In addition to shopping,
those attending will be entertained by readings from
Dickens and holiday classics of the past and with live
music to be performed between 1 and 3 p.m. by violinist
Mark Woodyat as part of the librarys Second Satur-
days musical series. Currently on display are more than
three dozen gift baskets filled with merchandise and gift
cards from area businesses and individual sponsors.
Chances are on sale at the Circulation Desk until Sat-
urday when the raffle will take place. A bake sale and
gift wrapping table will be featured as well, under the
direction of the librarys Teen Leadership Committee.
Youngsters will have the opportunity to shop for in-
expensive gifts at their own mini marketplace in the
Childrens Room. All proceeds from the Holiday Mar-
ketplace will benefit the library.
Please note: The library will be closed on Friday, No-
vember 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
New Books
The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel, M. D.
and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. The authors, a neuropsy-
chiatrist and a parenting expert, explain the new science
of how a childs brain is wired and how it matures. They
explain how to apply these discoveries to everyday par-
enting, using twelve key strategies that can turn any
outburst, argument or fear into an opportunity to in-
tegrate a childs right and left brain and foster vital
growth.
My Life, Deleted, by Scott Bolzan, Joan Bolzan and
Caitlin Rother. In 2008, 46-year-old Scott Bolzan, a
former NFL football player and a professional pilot,
suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused a rare and
permanent amnesia. In this book, he and his wife of
twenty-seven years share their story of starting over. It
is part medical mystery, part love story, and part in-
spirational memoir as the Bolzans contemplate what it is
that defines a person, a marriage, and a family.
Ruhlmans Twenty, by Michael Ruhlman. Food jour-
nalist Ruhlman breaks down the keys to kitchen success
in a fresh and unprecedented way, illustrating his twenty
strategies with more than 100 recipes and 250 instruc-
tive color photographs. It is a book about fundamental
techniques for todays cooks, Ruhlmans attempt to orga-
nize and describe the basics of cooking for the contem-
porary home kitchen.
LIBRARY NEWS
BY MARY ANN MCGRATH
The Abington Community Library is located at 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks
Summit. Visit our website, www.lclshome.org/abington to register online for
events or call the library at 570.587.3440.
Dont have a library card? Register for one at http://www.lclshome.org/libra-
ryinfo/library_card_reg.asp.
The Drawing Social
held at Afa Gallery, 514
Lacakwanna Ave. in
Scranton, will welcome
special guest artist Ste-
phen T. Johnson Nov. 13
at 6 p.m.
Johnson is the artist
behind the books Al-
phabet City, a Caldecott
Honor and New York
Times Best Illustrated
Book of the Year; and A
is for Art: An Abstract
Alphabet, also a New
York Times Best Illustrat-
ed Book of the Year,
which comprised a solo
exhibition at the Mulvane
Art Museum at Washburn
University, Topeka, Kan.
He is the illustrator of
numerous Time and
Forbes Magazine covers.
Johnsons drawings and
paintings are in numerous
private and permanent
collections, including the
National Portrait Gallery
at the Smithsonian In-
stitution in Washington
D.C. and the New Britain
Museum of Art, Connecti-
cut.
Solo exhibitions of his
work have been featured
at the Memorial Art Gal-
lery at the University of
Rochester, N.Y.; the Kato-
nah Museum of Art, N.Y.;
and the Spencer Museum
of Art at the University
of Kansas.
Among his public art
are a large mosaic mural
at the DeKalb Avenue
subway station in Brook-
lyn, N.Y. and a 58-foot
long mural at the Uni-
versal City Metro Station
in North Hollywood, Cal-
if. He is currently work-
ing on a mural for the
Lovefield Airport in Dal-
las, Texas.
For more information,
visit http://www.stephent-
johnson.com/
Those interested are rec-
ommended to get a copy
of Stephen T. Johnsons
books in advance for him
to sign at the Drawing
Social. Books will not be
available for purchase at
AfA Gallery.
Drawing
Social
welcomes
special
guest artist
Stephen T. Johnson, author of
Alphabet City, shown above,
will be the special guest at
Drawing Social at Afa Gallery.
Want to go?
AfA Gallery 514
Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
Every Sunday, 6-9 p.m.
unless otherwise noted
Live adventurous music.
Walk in at any time and
take a seat.
Draw, write, mingle,
daydream or just relax
and enjoy the show and
the scene.
AfA Gallery has free wi-fi.
All ages, $5 general; $2
student
NEWTON TWP. - The
Newton Township Super-
visors discussed a recent
issue of falling ceiling in
a portion of the municipal
building, during its meet-
ing Oct. 11. It was
brought to the Super-
visors attention that the
rest of the ceiling in the
meeting room may col-
lapse, and the township
insurance recommended
the replacement of the
rest.
The Supervisors fol-
lowed the recommenda-
tion and solicited three
bids for the ceiling re-
placement. The bids were
received and brought un-
der review by the solicitor
Joseph Sileo.
Bids were received from
Jim Brown in the amount
of $13,992.23, MHW
Construction for $13,900,
and AJ Guzzi in the
amount of $18,718.
Supervisor /Chairman
John Pardue explained
that the work would in-
clude new lighting and a
drop ceiling, and that the
bid would be awarded
upon the recommendation
of the solicitor.
Newton supervisors review bids
BY SUSAN REBENSKY
Abington Journal Correspondent
DALTON- At the Dalton
Borough Council meeting held
Oct. 13, president Bill Salva
announcedthat due tothe
bridge on Lily Lake Road
being closed , the Lackawanna
Trail School District bus driv-
ers are being re-routed to
Church Street.
The announcement was in
response to the boards ques-
tionas towhythe drivers are
making a turn to Church Street
insteadof OrchardStreet. Bob
Carpenter, the transportation
director at Lackawanna Trail,
had surveyed and tried to come
up with what as considered to
be the best route, said Salva.
They (bus drivers) felt that
Church Street was the best
route for them, said Salva.
Salva asked Council mem-
bers if they should ban parking
on Church Street since emer-
gency vehicles will also be
using Church Street to get to
the other side of town.
He said a decision must be
made by winter.
Residents are invited to the
next Council meeting to dis-
cuss a possible parking ban on
Church Street.
Dalton Board discusses
parking situation
BY BEN FREDA
Abington Journal Correspondent
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE11A
Todays challenging eco-
nomic environment has forced
many Americans to review
their retirement planning
goals with a more critical eye.
While most core principles
about retirement planning still
hold true no matter the envi-
ronment, a few may require
some slight modifications.
And given the turbulent times
were facing, who couldnt
use a roadmap to help plan
and execute a successful re-
tirement strategy?
When it comes to retire-
ment planning, we all want to
know what the number is:
That magic dollar figures
that, when reached, means
youre set in retirement. Sure,
knowing your numberand
reaching itis good, but its
only part of the equation.
Mastering the accumulation
phase without factoring in the
distribution phase could ren-
der all your hard work saving
toward your number moot.
Instead, you should think
about retirement in terms of
income needs. The accumu-
lation of, say, $300,000 is not
meaningful for living in re-
tirement unless you can trans-
late that figure into a yearly or
monthly income stream. You
need to be able to pay your
monthly food, rent and utility
bills, as well as health-care
expensesand have enough
left over to live the way you
want to live in retirement.
When you consider your
retirement income needs,
make sure you also factor in
that some of your assets have
a built-in tax liability. In other
words, view your retirement
assets with a tax lens on so
you can see their true eco-
nomic value. You cant pay
your rent or utility bills with
before-tax dollars, so its im-
portant to understand what
youll be left with after taxes
before concluding youre sav-
ing enough.
Longevity risk and invest-
ment risk are other items the
number approach does not
consider. So to use the same
example, youve reached your
$300,000 number, but how do
you know that a sufficient
amount will be there 20 years
later? If the assets decline to
$200,000 in the next year,
what does that mean for your
future? Are there ways to
manage these longevity and
investment risks? By trans-
lating the number into an
income stream, you can better
see what a decline in asset
value will mean to the long-
evity of your assets.
The message here is that
retirement planning should be
done considering income
needs. If you base it purely on
accumulation, or reaching
your number, you wont
adequately define your retire-
ment planning goals or man-
age retirement planning risks.
By choosing strategies that
mitigate the risks of poor
investment return or of out-
living your assets, you will
substantially reduce your
plans risk of failure.
Sound Finance
With
Eric Weinberg
Securing retirement income
in a turbulent market
Provided courtesy of Prudential. For
more information, contact Eric
Weinberg, Clarks Summit resident
and a Manager, Financial Services
with The Prudential Insurance Com-
pany of Americas Northeastern
Agency agency located in Scranton.
He can be reached at eric.wein-
berg@prudential.com and
570.340.7714.
The grand prize child winner of the coloring sweepstakes is invited to flip the switch
to light the town at the Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m.
WHAT YOU CAN WIN:
Grand Prize- $500 Savings Bond from Fidelity, Discount and Deposit Bank
Second Prize- Childrens Game Courtesy of Kidazzle
Third Prize- Childrens Gift Basket from Willowbrook Assisted Living
RULES: All entries must be received by Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon. Entrants must be
age 12 and under. One entry per child.
HOW TO ENTER: Entries may be mailed to the ABPA P.O. Box 98, Clarks Summit
PA18411 or dropped off at The Abington Journal, 211 South State Street, Clarks Summit.
Winners will be selected by a random drawing and notified by phone. Contact the ABPA
with questions at 570.587.9045
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Contact phone number (not for publication):________________________________
Major Sponsors: The Abington Journal, Fidelity, Discount and Deposit Bank, Kidazzle,
Willowbrook Assisted Living
Childrens Holiday Coloring Sweepstakes
ABINGTON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Workshops with Jennifer Galardi were held Oct. 26- 27 at
Jaya Yoga, 320 South State Street. Galardi is a Clarks Summit
native and nationally recognized star of six best-selling dance/
fitness DVDs.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER
Jennifer Galardi
instructs stu-
dents during a
two-day series
of workshop at
Jaya Yoga,
Clarks Summit.
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The Arts Council of the
Abingtons will host its Second
Friday Clarks Summit Art
Walk Nov. 11.
Second Fridays, which be-
gan at Angels Galeria, 208
Depot St., Clarks Summit, in
September 2010, is hosted at
different businesses throughout
Clarks Summit. Each business
extends its store hours to in-
clude an opening reception for
a guest artist the second Friday
of every month.
This month, a majority of
the work featured in the Art
Walk has been created by Vet-
erans.
Business and artists sched-
uled to participate this month
include: Terry Gallagher at
Angels Galeria; Joe Statuto,
Beta Bread; Leon Vieira, Ed-
ward Jones; John Hudanish,
Jaya Yoga; John Iolewicki,
Lawlers Affordable Excel-
lence; George Clark/Mary
Koczwara, Body and Soul;
Charlie Palumbo, Sole to Soul;
and Steve McCall, Cloe and
Company.
Duffys Coffee House and
Everything Natural will also
host artists this month.
For information on the event,
exhibiting work at future
events, sponsoring the event or
having a business location
included, call 570.586.3363 or
570.587.0162.
Second
Friday
features
work of
Veterans
re, the Dietrich Childrens
Theatre will perform this
Friday and Saturday on the
Dietrich stage. Join us for
one of their three perform-
ances of Why Mosquitoes
Buzz in Peoples Ears on
Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. and
1:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov.
12 at 11 a.m. In this high-
energy tale, an exaggerating
little mosquito tells a fib to
an iguana, who puts sticks in
his ears to keep from hearing
such nonsense. But this
scares the snake, who fright-
ens the rabbit, who startles
the monkeyYoull have to
come out to find out what
happens next. These shows
are free and sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Humanities
Council. Itll be great fun for
the entire family.
And remember to join us
next Wednesday at the Tunk-
hannock Public Library for a
book discussion on Stieg
Larssons The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo at 7 p.m. It
will be interesting to discuss
the book before the film
comes out this December.
Admission is free.
As you can see, the Die-
trich is so much more than
the movies!
MOVIES
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unlimited access; $79.99 for
one week, unlimited access;
$199.99 for one month, unlim-
ited access. Info: 610.636.9684
or email newvisionsstu-
dio@gmail.com
Tarot Readings done at
Shambala at the Mall At
Steamtown, first floor outside
Bon-Ton, in Scranton, Sundays
11a.m. to 5:30 p.m. by Whitney
Mulqueen. Info: 570.575.8649
or 570.344. 4385.
Fall Foliage Weekend
Workshop, presented by Laca-
wac Sanctuary, for painters in
oils and acrylics. Info:
570.689.9494 or visit the web-
site at www.Lacawac.org
Drawing 101 for Kids and
Young Adults, ages 6 to 20, at
New Visions Studio & Gallery
201 Vine St., Scranton, Satur-
days, to Aug. 20, 3 to 5 p.m.
Cost: $99.99, supplies includ-
ed. Info: 610.636.9684 or email
newvisionsstu-
dio@gmail.com.
Drawing Social, AfA Gal-
lery, 514 Lackawanna Ave.,
Scranton every Sunday, 6 to 9
p.m., Cost: $5 general, $2 stu-
dent
BYOB (Bring Your Own
BOSU), Mondays and
Wednesdays, 5 p.m. at Every-
thing Natural, Clarks Summit.
Instructor: Kevin Rail. Cost:
$10 per class; $70 for 8 weeks.
Info: 570.498.7885
CALENDAR
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R. MatthewBurne
Lifetime of Service Award
R. MatthewBurne
August 29, 1967 November 28, 2004
In selecting the recipient of The Abington
Journals rst Lifetime of Service Award in
2007, we wanted to honor a person in the
community who illustrated a willingness to
affect positive change on a grand scale, while at
the same time making a difference in the daily
lives of those around him.
For that rst award, we recognized the late R.
Matthew Burne. His family responded with a
donation in his memory to St. Josephs Center
in Scranton, a charity to which Burne was
dedicated to throughout his life.
This year, the Burne family will make a
donation to the charities selected by the 2011
R. Matthew Burne Lifetime of Service honoree
on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Ramada,
Clarks Summit, Summit Ballroom.
is proud to be associated with leaders in the community such as R. Matthew Burne, who dedicated himself to the service of others
throughout his life. We are also honored to partner with his family members who continue those efforts in his memory.
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Newly renovated,
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2 bedroom, 1st
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kitchen, fridge,
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large living room,
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Front/back porch-
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parking, laundry
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$550/mo + gas,
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Clarks Summit, Pa. NOVEMBER 9 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2011 50
District 2 champion Lackawan-
na Trail will take on District 11
champion Nativity BVM of
Pottsville at Pottsvilles Martz
Hall Tuesday at 7 p.m. Nov. 8,
the time of this papers publi-
cation, to open the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Associ-
ation Class A girls volleyball
tournament.
The Lady Lions need a win to
be one of the eight teams to ad-
vance to Central York High
School for pool play Friday that
will determine Saturdays state
semifinalists.
Lackawanna Trail advanced to
the tournament after posting the
most dominant of the district title
wins, quickly dispatching Moun-
tain View, 25-8, 25-14, 25-11,
Nov. 2, at Marywood University.
The Lady Lions also handled
MMI Prep, 25-11, 25-5, 25-18, at
home in Mondays semifinals.
For more information from
Tuesdays match, visit http://
www.timesleader.com/Abing-
tonJournal/
Trail girls hit the road for volleyball playoffs
PHOTO COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE
The Lackawanna Trail High School girls volleyball team, shown above, took on
Nativity BVM of Pottsville in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
Class A girls volleyball tournament.
Marissa Booth and Ashley Chuck,
shown above, celebrate the victory.
LAKELAND-The Lakeland High
School Chiefs forced six turnovers en
route to a 30-20 win over Western
Wayne Nov. 4.
With the victory, Lakeland clinched
the number four seed in the District
2 Class AA playoffs.
We knew we had to win this game
for playoffs, Lakeland running back
Tyler Brady said. We lost the last
three weeks and we had to bring it
together.
Brady tried to give the Chiefs an
early 7-0 lead in the first quarter
after J.J. Rojenches picked off John-
ny Rhodes first pass of the game.
With the ball inside the Western
Wayne five-yard line, Lakeland hand-
ed the ball off to Brady three of the
four plays, but the Chiefs came up
empty and turned the ball over on
downs.
Despite the failed attempts, Brady
didnt let up and earned redemption
on the ensuing play. After starting a
drive on their own one-yard line, the
Wildcats fumbled in the end zone
and Brady jumped on the ball to give
Lakeland a 7-0 lead.
I was pretty upset, Brady said. I
had three opportunities on offense
right on the one-yard line and I
didnt get it, and I was just fighting
for it on defense.
After the touchdown, Western
Wayne drove inside Lakelands 10-
yard line early in the second quarter
and threatened to score. However, on
the next play, the Chiefs recovered
another Western Wayne fumble and
halted the Wildcats drive.
In an evenly matched game, turn-
overs play a big part, Lakeland
coach Jeff Wasilchak said. Weve
been on both ends of that spectrum
and it was in our favor tonight.
Despite the turnover, Western
Wayne fought back and forced the
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ELLEN BUGNO
Lakeland Running Back Ryan Nichols breaks
away from the Western Wayne defense.
Chiefs run
over Western
Wayne and
into playoffs
See Lakeland , Page 3
BY JOE BARESS
Abington Journal Correspondent
DUNMORE- Katrina Helcoksi scored on a tight-angle
goal after taking a pass fromEmma Black and making a
long run down the sideline to give the Lady Comets a 2-1
lead with19:18 remaining in the District 2-11subregional
soccer final at Dunmore Veterans Memorial StadiumNov.
3.
The ball came out to me and I normally run the side-
lines the entire game, so it was nothing new, but I honestly
didnt think I had the speed to get past that last defender,
Helcoski said. I guess it was the adrenaline kicking in.
When they got that goal on us and tied it up, I just wanted
that (goal) so bad.
Lady Comets junior Alex Chapman scored the first
goal of the game with 6:10 left in the first half off a pass
fromMaggie Scanlon.
It was a great ball that she served in, Chapman said. I
got my head on it and hit the post, but I just followed
through.
The Lady Comets had a good scoring chance during the
20th minute of the first half, but Pottsville goalkeeper
Sienna Smith made one of her 16 saves on a close shot
fromHelcoksi.
Abington Heights head coach E.T. Hunter thought it
was vital to jump out to a good start. The Comets man-
aged just two goals, despite outshooting Pottsville 31-5.
It was extremely important to get the early lead and
momentum, but Pottsville did an excellent job of not let-
ting us keep the momentum, he said. We passed around
themfor most of the game, but they didnt let up and kept
the heat on us.
The Lady Tide evened the score, 1-1, with 23:25 left in
the second half when Kyra Bulino took a pass fromNicole
JUNIORS key in Lady
Comets district title win
Lady Comets defeat Pottsville 2-1
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ JASON RIEDMILLER
Abingtons Katrina Helcoski scored a second half goal for Abington Heights, breaking the tie with Pottsville Nov. 3.
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
See juniors , Page 2
DUNMORE- Lackawanna
Trail High School had four
different players score a touch-
down and rushed for 363 yards
as a team in its 35-7 victory
over Holy Cross in a Lacka-
wanna Football Conference
Division III game at Monsig-
nor J. Crotti Stadium Nov. 5.
Were fortunate that we
have five different backs that
are quality kids, Lackawanna
Trail head coach Steve Jervis
said. We try to mix it up and
throw when we want to, not
when we need to.
Pete Murazzi, who rushed
for 29 yards on four carries,
scored on a 4-yard run with
5:20 left in the first quarter to
cap off a 10-play 73-yard
drive. Murazzis extra point
gave the Lions a 7-0 lead.
Jeremy Greenley rushed for
just five yards on four carries,
but scored two touchdowns.
His first score came on a 7-
yard run with 8:51 remaining
in the second quarter to cap a
10-play 89-yard drive and give
Trail a 14-0 advantage.
Holy Cross advanced to the
Lions 12-yard line on the next
drive, but their threat was end-
ed when the ball was snapped
the head of Crusaders quar-
terback Rob Heyens head and
recovered by Lions linebacker
Josh Symuleski.
I wouldnt say we totally
shut them down by any means,
See Lions , Page 2
Balanced
running
game leads
Lions to
victory
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
SCRANTON- Abington Heights High
School junior Kevin Elwells two goals
in the second half of the District 2-4
Class AAA Regional at Scranton Me-
morial Stadium helped the Comets
finish with a 3-1 boys soccer victory
over Williamsport November 2.
The win advances Abington to the
PIAA playoffs to take on Central
Bucks East at Scranton Memorial
Stadium Nov. 8, at the time of this
papers publication.
Tom Steinbach got things started for
the Comets last Tuesday, scoring the
first goal of the night for either team,
on an assist from Elwell, to give
Abington a 1-0 lead with 13:47 left in
the first half.
It was pretty sweet. Being a senior,
it felt like it could be our last game.
Scoring that goal felt really good, said
Steinbach.
Williamsports Ryan Louge answer-
ed back, scoring with 11:21 left in the
half to tie the game at 1-1 before half-
time.
With the possibility of their season
coming to end, the team members
entered the second half knowing they
had to put points on the board.
We knew we had to come back and
be aggressive and be in that offensive
mindset for the second half, and it just
really worked out well. We were find-
ing the open man and able to put the
goals away, said Elwell.
During the second half, the open
man ended up being Elwell, who
scored two unanswered goals against
Williamsport.
I wanted to score myself personally,
but also if I had the opportunity to give
an assist to anybody, I would. I was just
looking for a goal for anybody, said
Elwell.
Elwells first goal came off an assist
from Seth Pinches to put the Comets
up 2-1 with 27:51 left in the game.
He drilled ithe was about 25
(yards) out and he just crushed it, said
head coach Steve Klingman.
Hes been tough all year. I dont
Strong second half sends
Comets to PIAA playoffs
PHOTO COURTESY STEPHANIE WALKOWSKI.
Brian Mattern, shown above, in the
Comet 3-1 win over Williamsport.
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
See Playoffs, Page 2
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SCRANTON
-The Abington Heights high
school football teamwent into
their game against Scranton
high school Nov. 4 looking to
end their season on a high note
by beating the playoff -bound
Knights.
Led by senior running back
Joe McCarthys129 yards rush-
ing, the Knights ended up win-
ning the hard -fought game
19-10 behind a strong second
half effort fromboth sides of the
ball.
Theyre record doesnt re-
flect howgood this teamreally
is. We knewthat they were
going to come out fired up and
try to take this game fromus,
Joe McCarthy said.
The Knights opened up the
game on offense but were
forced to punt on their first two
possessions. The Comets were
also forced to punt on their first
possession but were able to get
the first points of the game with
a 30 -yard field goal by Bran-
don Pacyna with1:21remaining
in the first quarter.
Scranton answered with a
score of its own roughly 20
seconds later. McCarthy took a
pitch going to the left and made
a fewsharp cuts to break poten-
tial tackles as he navigated his
way down the field for a 58 yard
touchdown. Abington Heights
blocked the extra point to keep
the score 6-3 in the Knights
favor.
Adetermined Abington
Heights teamopened up the
second quarter with a touch-
down drive of its own. Sopho-
more running back Quinn Ka-
ram, coming off of an outstand-
ing game against North Pocono,
capped off the Comets drive
with a 7 -yard touchdown run
with 6:09 remaining in the
second quarter. Amade extra
point gave the Comets a10-6
lead.
Scranton, with the assist from
an unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty by Abington Heights,
was able to drive down the field
for a late score with just 28.4
seconds left in the first half.
McCarthy was able to plunge
into the end zone fromthree
yards out for his second touch-
down of the game. Afailed two
point conversion attempt kept
the Knights advantage to just
two points going into halftime.
Abington Heights Coach Joe
Repshis was pleased with the
way his teamperformed in the
first half.
I really thought we came out
and played well to start the
game with the exception of that
one penalty. We knewwe were
playing a very good football
teamthat happens to also be
very hot at the moment and we
had a close game at the half,
Repshis said.
The defenses for both teams
came out prepared for the sec-
ond half and held the offenses in
check for the entire third quar-
ter.
Only Scranton was able to
muster points in the fourth quar-
ter, after a long pass play put the
Knights on the Abington
Heights 6-yard line. Running
back Eric Pabst scored fromone
yard out on fourth down to give
Scranton an18-10 lead. Amade
extra point gave the Knights a
nine point lead with 8:56 re-
maining in the game.
The closest Abington Heights
came to scoring in the second
half was a 43- yard field goal
attempt in the fourth quarter
that was missed.
Repshis was proud of the way
his teamplayed all year despite
losing some close games.
I cant tell you howproud I
amof this team, especially these
seniors. Weve been in some
close fights like this all year and
our teamnever quit. Its not the
ideal record we were looking for
but it isnt because of a lack of
effort fromour guys, Repshis
said.
Comets fall to Scranton Knights
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/JASON RIEDMILLER
Abington Heights Quinn Karam, shown above, scores the Comets only
touchdown.
BY ANDY DAVIS
Abington Journal Correspondent
but we were able to contain
them at certain times and had a
couple crucial stops, Jervis
said.
After two long first-half
scoring drives, the Lions
struck quickly to start the sec-
ond half.
Eric Laytos, who rushed for
161 yards on 15 carries, scored
on a 52-yard run of the first
play of the third quarter after
the Lions recovered an at-
tempted onside kick at their
own 48-yard line.
On the ensuing drive, Holy
Cross put together an 11-play
60-yard scoring drive that was
ended by a 9-yard run from
Joe Merli. Heyen, who ac-
counted for 222 total yards in
the game, was responsible for
33 on the drive.
The Lions regained the mo-
mentum just three plays later
when Marvess Rosiak took an
inside handoff and raced 43
yards for a touchdown. The
senior accounted for 69 yards
on the drive.
Greenley scored his second
touchdown of the game on a
1-yard run with 8:14 left in the
fourth quarter to cap a nine-
play 70-yard drive, giving
Lackawanna Trail a 35-7 lead.
Lackawanna Trail finished
the season with an 8-2 record
after winning a combined five
games the past two seasons.
They will get a rematch with
Old Forge in the first round of
the District 2 Class A playoffs
on Nov. 7.
I cant say enough about
the kids, Jervis said. I think
they were hungry to bring the
winning tradition back to Trail.
Im just so proud of them, but
a new season starts now.
Old Forge defeated Lacka-
wanna Trail 37-6 in a Week
7contest, but the Lions were
playing without Darling and
Greenley.
We have a lot of respect for
Old Forge, Jervis said.
They are a very, very good
football team. Were excited to
get another crack at them.
PHOTO COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE
Caleb Darling, shown above, and the Lackawanna Trail Lions will take
on Old Forge in the first round of the District 2 Class A playoffs Nov. 7.
LIONS
Continued from Page 1
CLARKSSUMMIT- The
Abington Junior Comets
youth football programhad a
successful year as whole, with
every teamin the Comets
programmaking the playoffs.
The Comets Ateamsouth
however, comprised of players
ranging from12-14 years old,
made their way to the leagues
most prized gamethe Super
Bowl.
The team, led by a core
group of players including
Colin Ruby, Jordan Hollander,
Joey Fazio, Chris OBrien,
Tommy Rothenberg and Da-
vid Horvath, was nearly per-
fect during the regular season,
having only one loss.
According to Joe Fazio,
president of the Jr. Comets
football programand defen-
sive coordinator of the Ateam
south, head coach Steve
OBrien was instrumental in
the teams success.
Hes really been an amaz-
ing coach for us this year.
Some coaches just yell at their
players but OBrien really
understands themand tries to
teach themthe game plan.
With players practicing four
days a week in the summer
and three days a week during
the school year, it was obvious
this teamwas prepared to play
and Fazio was quick to credit
the teams work ethic and
overall camaraderie as other
reasons for the Comets suc-
cess.
You knoweveryone is
always going to want to be the
quarterback or the running
back. Obviously that isnt
possible but I think these kids
realize that every position is
important to the teamand
worked really hard at their
positions. Thats definitely
something that is rare for a
teamat this age, Fazio said.
The Comets, playing a
Lackawanna Trail teamin the
Super Bowl, ended up losing
the game 12-8. According to
Fazio, this was a game where
it was hard to declare a winner
and loser.
This was a really hard
fought physical game. Its one
of those games where you
hate to see someone lose be-
cause both teams battled the
entire game and deserved to
win. Unfortunately our team
was on the losing end but Im
so proud of these kids for
playing their hearts out, Fazio
said.
The Abington Jr. Comets
Programhas a total of three
age groups with a north and
south teamfor each group.
The Ateamconsists of players
12-14 years old, the Bteams
consist of players 10-12 years
old and the Cteams are made
up of players 7-9 years of age.
There is also a develop-
mental league for younger
children not old enough for
the Cdivision.
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ ADRIANNE HEINE
David Horvath intercepted the ball in the third quarter to score the one and only touchdown for the Ju-
nior Comets.
Junior Comets make it
to the SUPER BOWL
BY ANDY DAVIS
Abington Journal Correspondent
Brackmanandbeat Abington
Heights goalkeeper Melanie
Coles.
I didnt have tosaya thingto
them, Hunter said. After the
goal went in, the defense got
their act together andeveryone
knewtheyneededtokickit into
highgear toget the goal back.
Theytake it uponthemselves in
terms of motivationandprob-
lemsolving.
Chapmanhada great chance
toaddtothe LadyComets lead
with8:00left inthe game, but
Smithchargedout andmade a
kicksave.
Despite the loss, Pottsville
headcoachBobStockwas
pleasedwithhis teams effort.
We hadour opportunities,
but just couldnt capitalize on
them. It didnt goour wayto-
night. Abington(Heights) is a
qualityteam. Theyre undefeat-
ed. For us tocome uphere ina
2-1game, I thinkthats great.
The wingives the Lady
Comets their fourthstraight
district championship.
It feels awesome (torepeat),
Helcoski said. I cant even
believe it. Our teamis just so
intense. We keepthe intensityup
andplayas a bigunit.
The LadyComets were
scheduledtohost StrathHaven
ina first-roundstate playoff
game Nov. 8at 5p.m. at Scran-
tonMemorial Stadium.
JUNIORS
Continued from Page 1
know what he has on the year,
but he scored 12 or 13 out of our
16 matches, so hes really been
consistent.
Elwell came up big again with
just under 15 minutes left in the
game, scoring off an assist from
Steinbach.
On defense, the Comets kept
Williamsport scoreless in the
second half, with goalie Connor
Pacyna coming up with six
saves.
After the Nov. 2 game, the
Comets were optimistic about
their chances in the state play-
offs, but understood the caliber
of talent they would be facing.
Were getting the third seed
out of (Philadelphia) which is
going to be challenging, said
Klingman.
But, you know what, its fun,
and thats what you play for.
For scores from Tuesdays
game, visit www.timeslead-
er.com/AbingtonJournal/.
PLAYOFFS
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Rico Galassi of Holy Cross
finished the 3.1-mile Hershey
Parkview Course in 16:26
Nov. 5 to finish third in Class
AA boys at the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
ciation Cross Country Cham-
pionships.
Sean Burke of Abington
Heights and Aaron Wilkinson
of Valley View also earned
state medals that go with
top-25 finishes. Burke was
12th and Wilkinson 19th in
Class AAA boys.
Brendan Shearn of North
Schuylkill won the Class AA
boys title in 16:15, two sec-
onds ahead of Elk Lakes
Luke Jones.
Holy Redeemer was third
and Blue Ridge 13th out in the
team standings where Quaker
Valley was first out of 24.
Brandon Murray of Dun-
more finished 40th out of 285
runners.
Other Lackawanna County
finishers: Lakelands Mark
Arzie 78th; Holy Cross Anto-
nio Hastie 107th; Dunmores
Todd Davenport 149th; Mid
Valleys Jason Sansky 150th;
Mid Valleys Mike Petcavage
178th; and Lakelands Paul
Szustakowski, 206th.
Burke had the best time of
the day by a county runner
when he finished the Class
AAA race in 16:23.
Wilkinson earned his third
state medal.
Hatboro-Horshams Conner
Quinn won in 16:03.
North Penn won the team
championship on a tiebreaker
over Cardinal OHara.
Dallas was 12th in the team
standings.
All three county girls placed
in the top 50 in Class AAA.
Scranton Prep sophomore
Tessa Barrett finished 32nd in
19:32. North Pocono freshman
Kate Lewis placed 42nd while
junior Taylor Ross of Abing-
ton Heights was 48th.
District 2 champion Regan
Roman finished fifth to lead
the Mountaineers to seventh
place.
Mid Valley freshman Nicole
Kobylanski was 83rd in Class
AA girls where she was the
only county qualifier.
Lackawanna League cham-
pion Elk Lake came within
three points of repeating its
state title, falling to St. Basil
Academy, 72-75.
Holy Redeemer was fourth
and two girls each from the
two District 2 team entries
earned state medals with top
25 finishes.
AHHS runner earns state
cross country medal
The 2nd Annual TCMC
(The Commonwealth Med-
ical College) Turkey Trot:
5K Walk Run, will be held
Nov. 19. TCMC, located at
525 Pine St., Scranton will
be the registration site and
starting point for the Tur-
key Trot.
Registration will begin at
7:30 a.m., with the Tiny
Tot Turkey Trot beginning
at 8:30 a.m. and the Turkey
Trot beginning at 9 a.m.
Entry fee for the Tiny
Tot Turkey Trot is $5, or
two canned goods, entry
fee includes a T-shirt, rib-
bon, face painting and
games. Entry fee for the
Turkey Trot is $15 for
those who pre-register pri-
or to Nov. 11, and $20 for
those who register the day
of the race.
A free T-shirt will be
given to the first 100 par-
ticipants who pre-register.
Prizes will be awarded to
the top male and female
overall winners, and med-
als will be awarded for the
top three men and women
in 19 and under, 20-29,
30-39, 40-49 and 50 and
over age groups.
For more information
call 570.504.7000 or email
info@tcmedc.org.
TCMC hosts Turkey Trot Nov. 19
The District 2 football playoff
pairings have been made offi-
cial, according to the districts
Web site.
Five of the eight district play-
off games will involve rematch-
es of games fromthis season.
The rematches include River-
side at Dunmore and Lackawan-
na Trail at Old Forge in Class A,
Lakeland at GARin Class AA
and Scranton Prep at Dallas in
Class AAA. Scranton is at
Wyoming Valley West in the
combined District 2-4-11Class
AAAARegional.
The other games are Dela-
ware Valley at Nazareth in Class
AAAA, Crestwood at Valley
Viewin Class AAAand Mid
Valley at Wyoming Area in
Class AA.
All of the games except the
Saturday1p.m. Scranton Prep at
Dallas matchup are set for Fri-
day, Nov. 11at 7 p.m.
District 2 football playoffs set
BY TOMROBINSON
Go Lackawanna sports correspondent
C M Y K
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 3C
The 52nd annual Penn-
sylvania State 4-H Horse
Show was held Oct. 28, 29
and 30 at the Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg.
The three- day event drew
more than 1,000 district
qualifying competitors
from across the state of Pa.
to see who would win the
blue ribbon. The district
qualifiers had to compete
at the county level, in such
events as English Classic
Hunter, Hunter Hack, Hunt
Seat Equitation, Western
Pleasure, Reining, Driving
and Grooming and Show-
manship in order to com-
pete at the district level. At
the district level only the
top two competitors move
on to the state show. The
state qualifiers from
Wyoming County included
the members of Bridle Path
4-H which is organized
from Candy Apple Farm in
Dalton; the leader is Suzie
Morgan. The Bridle Path
members who qualified for
the state competition in-
cluded: Lauren Baldwin,
Kelly Barber, Cathy Huhn,
Vanessa Lempicky, Sarah
Pietrzkowski, Leah Rogan,
Kaitlin Scappatura, and
Perri Scott.
Sarah Pietrzkowski
placed second, Reserve
Champion in the Hunt Seat
Equitation on the Flat Se-
nior Division; Leah Rogan
rode in the Hunter Hack
Division; Lauren Baldwin
placed first, Champion in
the Hunter Hack Ponies
Division, Kelly Barber
placed third in the Hunter
Under Saddle Ponies Divi-
sion and tenth in the Hunt
Seat Equitation on the Flat
Junior Division; Cathy
Huhn placed fifth in the
Hunter Hack Horses Divi-
sion and Vanessa Lempicky
placed fifth in the Classic
Hunter Under Saddle Se-
nior Rider Division.
Trainer was Linda Vass
Shoemaker.
Along with the riding the
awards, Wyoming County
was awarded several
awards for Good House-
keeping. These awards are
based upon the cleanness
of the stalls, aisle way,
horses, tack and general
work areas as well as the
cooperation, friendliness
and work ethics of the 4-H
member and families that
were at the show. Wyoming
Count won a first place on
Fridays completion, first
place and Champion for
Saturdays competition as
well as a second place or
Reserve Champion for the
entire show.
Anyone interested in
joining the Bridle Path 4-H
can contact Suzie Morgan
at Candy Apple Farm
570.335.4483
PHOTO SUBMITTED
Shown above are: Sarah Pietrzkowski who placed second, Reserve Champion in the Hunt Seat Equitation
on the Flat Senior Division, Leah Rogan who rode in the Hunter Hack Division, Lauren Baldwin who placed
first, Champion in the Hunter Hack Ponies Division, Kelly Barber who placed third in the Hunter Under Sad-
dle Ponies Division and tenth in the Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat Junior Division, Trainer, Linda Vass
Shoemaker, Cathy Huhn who placed fifth in the Hunter Hack Horses Division, and Vanessa Lempicky who
placed fifth in the Classic Hunter Under Saddle Senior Rider Division.
Equestrians compete at the
52nd state 4-H Horse Show
Bowling
Alley Cats Bowling League
Scores from November 1
Team Standings: Sia-
mese-24.5, Manx-23, Wild-
cats-20.5, Lynx-20, Bob-
cats-20, Calicos-17, Ti-
gers-16, Ghost-3
High Individual Game:
Theresa Schlosser-188, Car-
ole Hamersly-177, Jeanne
Buzuvis-174
High Individual Series:
Karron McGowan-440, Judy
Wolfe-435, Barb Borek-430
High Team Game: Ti-
gers-711, Wildcats-687, Bob-
cats-668
High Team Series: Ti-
gers-1960, Bobcats-1955,
Manx-1907
Stitchers Bowling League
Mid Valley Printing is lead-
ing with 26 1/2, second place
is Hometown Animal Hospi-
tal with 25, and Idle Hour
Lanes 24.
High games: Debbie Diehl
207, Michaelene Davis 205
and Dorothy Moore 202.
High team scratch: Home-
town and series is Mid Val-
ley.
Dodge girls and Hometown
won all four games.
Community
Box Scores
Crossword answers from page A7
The Colonial States Athlet-
ic Conference (CSAC) has
announced that Keystone
Colleges Shelby Morgan has
been named as an Honorable
Mention selection on the
All-Conference Volleyball
team.
Morgan, a sophomore Out-
side Hitter for the Giants, is
a native of Clarks Summit
and graduate of Abington
Heights High School.
Morgan led the Giants with
123 kills and was second on
the team with 128 digs. She
also added 13 aces, seven
blocks and five assists.
In addition to her selection
to the team for her play, Mor-
gan was named as Keystones
representative to the All
Sportsmanship Team for
volleyball.
A.H. grad
named to
All-CSAC
volleyball team
Chiefs to punt. Running back Niko-
lai Pritchyk punched in a one-yard
touchdown run on fourth down on
the Wilcats ensuing possession to
cut the lead to 7-6.
The Chiefs answered with a 51-
yard scoring drive, capped off by a
three-yard run by Brady for his sec-
ond touchdown of the game. On the
ensuing kickoff, Western Wayne
failed to receive the ball cleanly. By
the time the Wildcats kickoff re-
turner James Berger gained posses-
sion at the one-yard line, the Chiefs
special teams converged and tackled
Berger in the end zone for a safety.
Lakeland quarterback Kyle Kie-
hart converted his only touchdown
of the game on a two-yard pass to
wide receiver Alex Filarsky in the
corner of the end zone to give the
Chief a 23-6 lead with 33.6 seconds
remaining in the first half.
The touchdown pass capped off 16
straight points in a little over four
minutes for the Chiefs, after West-
ern Wayne scored its only touch-
down of the first half.
We needed to answer right then
and there, Wasilchak said. Our
kids responded and did.
The Wildcats came out firing in
the second half, scoring on their
opening possession on Jayson Figue-
roas six-yard touchdown run to cut
Western Waynes deficit to 23-14.
Western Wayne then forced a punt
and drove into the Chiefs territory,
but strong Lakeland defense, in-
cluding a Cody Delfino sack, helped
force a turnover on downs.
On the ensuing possession, Lake-
land faced a 3rd and 3. Kiehart
handed the ball off to running back
Ryan Nichols who was hit before
the first-down marker, but kept his
legs churning to fight for a five-
yard gain and a first down. After
keeping the drive alive, Nichols
scored on a 16-yard touchdown run
to give Lakeland a 30-14 lead.
Western Wayne answered right
back with a touchdown of its own
with eight minutes left in the game.
Berger then picked off a Kiehart
pass with the Wildcats down 10, but
Filarsky ended any chance of a
comeback with his second intercep-
tion of the game late in the fourth
quarter.
We had more intensity tonight,
Wasilchak said We had more en-
thusiasm tonight and were starting
to get healthy, which is big.
The Chiefs will play GAR at 7
p.m. Friday at GAR. Lakeland de-
feated GAR 34-31 earlier this sea-
son.
LAKELAND
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ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ELLEN BUGNO
Lakeland quarterback Kyle Kiehart runs the
ball while holding off Jayson Figueroa. Lake-
land prevailed over Western Wayne 30-20.
The Colonial States Athlet-
ic Conference (CSAC) an-
nounced that Keystone Col-
leges Keith Moore has been
named as the 2011 mens
soccer Coach of the Year.
Moore was not the lone
Keystone representative re-
ceiving post-season recog-
nition; Jonnathan Pineda was
Keystones representative to
the Mens Soccer All Sports-
manship team.
Moore led the Giants to a
conference record of 4-4-1
and overall record of 5-9-1as
the team earned its second
consecutive post-season
berth.
The Giants qualified as the
fifth seed on the final week-
end of play, as the team
erased a 2-1 deficit against
Cabrini College, using a
score in the final minute to
earn the trip.
Pineda, a freshman, is na-
tive of East Hampton, N.Y.
and graduate of East Hamp-
ton High School.
CSAC names
Keystones
Moore mens
soccer Coach
of the Year
The Lackawanna College
New Milford Center hosted
the 1st Annual Shooting For
Scholarships Sporting Clay
Tournament at Rock Mountain
Sporting Clay Center in Mesh-
oppen Sept. 24. Fifty-five
shooters participated.
Proceeds from the tourna-
ment provide funding for
scholarships for New Milford
Center students to help defray
the costs of tuition and books.
Several local businesses and
individuals supported this
event through sponsorships,
monetary donations and items
which were raffled at the end
of the tournament, including a
1949 Browning 12 gauge Bel-
gian Lightning shotgun.
The 2011 scholarship recip-
ients are Joan E. Thompson
12 and Tyler J. Rowe 12.
Thomson hails from New
Milford and is majoring in
Liberal Studies. Rowe is from
Honesdale and is a student in
the Natural Gas Technology
program.
The 2nd Annual Tourna-
ment has been scheduled for
September 15, 2012.
Clay tournament raises
funds for scholarships
PHOTO SUBMITTED
Recipients of the 1st Annual Shooting for Scholarships shown above, from left, Natural Gas student Tyler
Rowe; Executive Vice President Mark Volk; Liberal Studies student Joan Thompson.
The Marywood University
mens soccer and womens
volleyball teams earned bids
when the Eastern States
Athletic Conference (ECAC)
South Region announced its
tournament brackets Nov. 7.
Marywood is the third
seed in mens soccer, giving
it a home game Nov. 9,
against Lebanon Valley Col-
lege.
The Pacers are the sev-
enth-seed in womens vol-
leyball and will travel to
play Bethel College (W. Va.)
on Wednesday.
The mens soccer team
(13-5) played in the tourna-
ment last season and reac-
hed the final where it lost to
Neumann, 2-1.
Lebanon Valley (12-8) lost
to Alvernia University, 2-1,
in the Commonwealth Con-
ference semifinals.
The womens volleyball
team is 17-11 and playing in
an ECAC Tournament for
the first time.
Two Marywood
teams in ECAC play
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